I am starting to feel some pain in my right hand/wrist/thumb area. It's more painful when I am holding & using the iPhone to type or scroll. Anyone else here?
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Does your hand/thumb hurt from using the iPhone?
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I voted, "Nope, note yet" even though that implies that I eventually will. If I haven't so far I don't think I will in the future. The choice should have just been "No"
There was a time I played a lot of Wolf3D and woke up one morning thinking I had RSI in my thumb/hand joint. Seemed to hurt in the right area (tendon) so I took a break.
You should have a no answer, not just a "not yet" I've had my iPhone since december and I've not felt any pain in my hand/thumb. I use it for a fair amount of texting/email/surfing and the occasional game.
I can tell you what did hurt, my old blackberry. Working that puppy started causing pain in my thumb. Its one of the older models where the thumb wheel was on the side of the unit, not in the center like many of the newer ones have.
I can tell you what did hurt, my old blackberry. Working that puppy started causing pain in my thumb. Its one of the older models where the thumb wheel was on the side of the unit, not in the center like many of the newer ones have.
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Also try cutting down on some of your "extracurricular" activities while using the phone, it may help.
I voted "no", but I'll qualify it by saying that when I used the iPhone without a case, I couldn't hold it for long conversations without getting hand cramps. Some cases help alleviate that by providing more physical area to hold onto, but in turn can have "sharp" edges that cause minor finger irritation. I find that my Incase Slider solves both problems.
def just a NO, they never will... if they hurt your hands then u might need to work out a little more.
No doubt. Some of us, however, have physical limitations and can't work out. Does that mean we shouldn't own iPhones?
If it's painful for you to use, then maybe not. I'm not trying to be snarky here, bu if there's a physical barrier to using a device, a better suited one should be chosen.
Yeah, I got it too. I feel it just after just holding it. When I do not use it a couple of days it wil go away and my wrist 'crack' a little bit.
I also feel burning sensations òn my hands.
I don't play much games or something so I don't think it is RSI.
(also see http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1616916)
I also feel burning sensations òn my hands.
I don't play much games or something so I don't think it is RSI.
(also see http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1616916)
If you constantly use your iPhone as a toy.. ie. play with it even when you don't need to send a text, email, make a call etc. then you probably have some form of repetitive strain injury 
But when I first got my old iPhone I used to play with it for hours on end and never felt any pain.
But when I first got my old iPhone I used to play with it for hours on end and never felt any pain.