LONDON, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- The latest high-tech ailment emerging from Britain is "iPod finger," a repetitive-strain injury from pressing down on the little music player's tiny buttons.
"Handheld music machines are extremely popular and users are constantly using small, difficult buttons with the same finger in a repetitive motion," said Carl Irwin from the British Chiropractic Association. "The nature of modern technology means that these devices are only going to be getting smaller."
Some patients have reported soreness in the hands, and in some cases even problems with moving their elbows and necks, The Guardian reported.
However, among high-tech injury risks, text messaging on cellular phones remains the most injurious, with some doctors predicting it will eventually take over traditional keyboard typing as the leading cause of repetitive strain injuries.
In 2004, British businesses lost 5.4 million working days to such common office injuries.
