Peer-reviewed research
Frequency of De Quervain's tenosynovitis and its association with SMS texting
Maryam Ali et al., Muscles, Ligaments and Tendons Journal, 2014
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- What it is
- A survey of 300 physical therapy students in Karachi that compared self-reported thumb or wrist pain and Finkelstein test results with how often they texted.
- How much weight it carries
- Peer-reviewed, but a convenience sample of young students who self-reported pain, with the Finkelstein test done as a screen. It shows an association with texting, not that texting causes the condition.
Facts taken from this source
- In a 2014 Karachi survey of physical therapy students, almost half, 149 students, had a positive Finkelstein test, the screen for de Quervain's.
“Finkelstein test when done on students almost half (n=149) showed positive results.” (Results)