When you text or use your smartphone, you’re making repetitive movements and putting your thumb through a wide range of motion. Your thumb isn’t really designed for these types of movements. A study ...

We spend a good chunk of our day, probably longer than we'd like to admit, glued to our smartphones. We use them to communicate, socialize, work and even avoid awkward social encounters. Between the ...

If you want to figure out somebody's age, ask what finger they use to ring the doorbell. If it's the index finger, chances are, they're over thirty. The thumb is becoming the choice of teens and the ...

Is someone on your case about how much time you spend texting on your phone or playing video games? There may be various reasons for their concerns – maybe they desire more face-to-face conversations ...

As a longtime emergency department physician, I have a case study I’d like to share with you. The patient’s right thumb knuckle is inflamed, swollen and often painful, especially toward the end of the ...

Last week, I was twisting the cap off a bottle of cranberry juice when I realized I wasn’t twisting anything. The cap wasn’t moving. Was something wrong with the cap? Of course not. This has been ...