Apple iPhone 6 plus causes NBA star's injury — Ping!
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Posted on 07/07/2015 6:47:37 PM PDT by Swordmaker
You never want to end up on a list of the most bizarre sports injuries, but San Antonio Spurs forward Matt Bonner may have earned a spot with his tennis elbow problems last season. In a great interview with the Concord Monitor, Bonner revealed that the elbow pain in his non-shooting arm was a huge distraction.
“You’re about to get an exclusive here,” Bonner said. “I hate to make excuses, I was raised to never make excuses, but I went through a two-and-a-half month stretch where I had really bad tennis elbow, and during that stretch it made it so painful for me to shoot I’d almost be cringing before I even caught the ball like, ‘Oh, this is going to kill.’”
But how did he end up with tennis elbow in the arm he doesn't use to shoot the ball? That's where things get weird.
“Everybody is going to find this hilarious, but here’s my theory on how I got it,” he said. “When the new iPhone came out it was way bigger than the last one, and I think because I got that new phone it was a strain to use it, you have to stretch further to hit the buttons, and I honestly think that’s how I ended up developing it.”
The article goes on to note that the injury is not without precedent, and that the Spurs training staff has seen something like this (a random injury from too much phone use) before. . .
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He is right. I find it hilarious. What a load of BS. My IPhone has never caused me any problems.
Some people even get wrist problems just using the wrong kind of mouse. I think it can happen.
I have gotten some wrist pain from using a mouse, but I try not to let it get me down.
Hmm, I have had Tetris Thumb and Gameboy Wrist before so I can see this happening. But I finished all the levels of Tetris!
Also a lot of Texting neck going on with people of all ages.
Sheesh.
Just add this to the file of Lame Comments in the Media.
(....and these are the same people who wonder why “news”paper circulation and the NBA fan base are going down the toilet.)
I think it can happen, too. In particular, I think if a person’s proportions are a mismatch for a tool’s proportions, it can be a problem. What works well for one person can be horrible for another. Couple that with overuse and you’re asking for trouble.
Maybe that’s his problem or maybe he’s a whiner. I don’t know his history, whether he whines or not, so no guess from me.
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