Can using your phone give you tendonitis?

Scroll, swipe, send, repeat. For many of us, putting down our phones is easier said than done. It's numbness after a while. Like, you know, sometimes it'll get heavy or drop your phone. It always hurts me in here. And for some, that discomfort means a trip. I had pains in my thumb and it went all the way up my arm. It's called smartphone tendonitis or texting thumb and doctors say the repetitive strain is very real. Tendonitis is essentially an inflammation of the tendons that connect your muscle to your bones. This can be acquired from overuse, repetitive motions. These days our smartphones demand constant repetitive thumb gymnastics. People are constantly just scrolling up and down that repetitive motion with the thumbs. in the thumbs and those become very inflamed and it leads to tendonitis. Now a recent study found that nearly 77 percent of college students reported pain in one or both of their hands while another study of more than 3,000 adults found that just over 56 percent reported hand or wrist pain they say had to do with excessive smartphone use. I'm not on my phone so much to have that problem. I've been trying to stay off of it as much as I can. A Pew Research survey This survey reveals more than half of Americans admit they spend too much time on their phone. A number that jumps to 7 in 10 for adults under 30. Doctors warn the only real cure is cutting back on the endless scroll. Avoid using so much of the up and down motions. Try to stay away a little bit from the phone. Maybe interact a little bit more with some people. Well, your phone may be smart. Knowing when to put it down may be even smarter. On Long Island, Jodi Goldberg, Fox 5 News.