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NBA Player Blames Elbow Injury on Larger-Screened iPhone
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Slightly off topic but related my Apple Watch is making my knees hurt. I'm running daily to fill the rings and I got to tell you, I'm getting a little old for filling rings but I do it.
In other news: fat people's sue McDonald's because they are fat.
Oh wait, that happened.
I wonder if Samsung will run an ad on this?
Oh wait, that happened.
I wonder if Samsung will run an ad on this?
On another note, I stretched my thumb trying to reach the edge of the screen on my iPhone 6.
Damn it Apple, I'm suing.
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Damn it Apple, I'm suing.
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If he is Taylor swift, we will get a new 4-inch iPhone tomorrow
Slow news day I guess :/
Hopefully tomorrow we'll have some iOS and OS X Developer Preview/Public Beta news...
San Antonio Spurs player Matt Bonner recently revealed in an interview with Concord Monitor (via Yahoo) that he suffered from tennis elbow during the 2014-2015 NBA season, a condition that he theorized was caused by Apple's larger-screened iPhones and led to a lower-than-normal 3-point shot success rate. According to Bonner, his two-and-a-half months of tennis elbow made it so painful for him to shoot that he'd "almost be cringing" before catching the ball. He spoke to a Spurs strength and conditioning coach, who reported suffering from a similar injury after spending time playing a game on a larger-screened iPhone.
Tennis elbow is attributed to any activity involving the repetitive use of the muscles in the forearm, causing muscles and tendons to be damaged from excessive use and leading to pain and inflammation in the elbow. A quick Google search suggests that tennis elbow caused by iPhone is not a common condition, but a few others have complained about similar iPhone-related stress injuries over the years.
It's not entirely clear if Bonner was making a tongue-in-cheek joke when he gave the tidbit of info to the Concord Monitor, but at 6'10" tall, it's a bit difficult to believe he would have trouble using the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus or the 4.7-inch iPhone 6, even one-handed. As iMore points out, there's likely another cause for his elbow issues.
Article Link: NBA Player Blames Elbow Injury on Larger-Screened iPhone
Two words: MO RON.
Super Meat Boy with a keyboard instead of a controller is murdering my left pinkie (to shift/unshift for running). I've been limiting how long I play it at a time so that it doesn't develop into Carpul Tunnel Syndrome or something.
I sometimes get a little strain on my thumb when operating my iPhone 6. It's nothing painful but I can imagine it would hurt someone who relied on their body being in a peak physical condition.
He's absolutely right, and Steve Jobs would have agreed with him.
The ideal size for the iPhone was 3.5". 4" is okay as a compromise. The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus are too big, and cause tendonitis, as this article demonstrates. That's what happens when you compromise.
Apple should never have brought out such large iPhones at this stage. They are accommodating the poor Asians who can't afford an iPad as well. It's why the iPad has seen a precipitous fall in sales in Western markets, as the moderately poor over there also make do with a jack-of-all-trades, master of none. Perhaps when they get rid of the bezels, the 4.7" will be a reasonable size, but certainly not in its current form.
The ideal size for the iPhone was 3.5". 4" is okay as a compromise. The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus are too big, and cause tendonitis, as this article demonstrates. That's what happens when you compromise.
Apple should never have brought out such large iPhones at this stage. They are accommodating the poor Asians who can't afford an iPad as well. It's why the iPad has seen a precipitous fall in sales in Western markets, as the moderately poor over there also make do with a jack-of-all-trades, master of none. Perhaps when they get rid of the bezels, the 4.7" will be a reasonable size, but certainly not in its current form.
I've had Apple elbow ( 
elbow ). Got it from excessive trackpad use on my Air for repetitive tasks in Excel over several months, + I'm sure phone use was a factor. Moved to an external mouse, wrist rest, switched hands for phone use and recovered. Wasn't tennis elbow for me, Dr. can test for that specific issue.
elbow ). Got it from excessive trackpad use on my Air for repetitive tasks in Excel over several months, + I'm sure phone use was a factor. Moved to an external mouse, wrist rest, switched hands for phone use and recovered. Wasn't tennis elbow for me, Dr. can test for that specific issue.
I would suggest walking instead of running. Gentler on the knees, and still good for you.
He was pretty nice in the quote... I find it funny honestly, I mean it is possible that the way he uses it does that.
i love this.
hockey fans are the worst.
it's easy to play with a broken foot because your feet are in skates, protected and there is no movement IN THE SKATE.
No movement because it's in a skate? What planet would that be on? Yeah, totally makes a stereotypical generalization of hockey fans being "the worst" so meaningful and useful.
I played all sports as a kid. Your foot, if properly fitted in a skate, shouldn't move.
When it comes to broken bones, putting pressure on it is pain that could be bearable, especially if it's a minor break like that nhl player experienced.
Things still move enough for it all to be felt. And, yes, certainly with a particular break and the way that it is and all that it might not be as painful...just as can easily be the case with lots of breaks without any skates or anything else involved...just as it easily be completely the opposite, with or without skates involved as well. But generalizations are certainly more "fun".