After BlackBerry thumb, medics worry about iPad hand

A natural outcome of over dependence, uncalculated use of technology is strain building up on the muscles, which most of us these days are victims of, given our lifestyles. A report in Daily Mail now points out that more and more Apple iPad users are going in for treating strain related injuries, which medics claim are rising out of prolonged use of the tablet computer. Called the iPad hand, the condition is seeing several iPad users complaining of experiencing aches and pain in their hands, while holding the tablet, as well as in their fingers, once they're done typing on the screen and swiping, and worryingly individuals are being affected by these injuries, repetitively, over a period of usage. The report further points out that several patients have been approaching doctors, too, off late, complaining of arm and neck related injuries, which they say has arisen out of using the iPad for long hours, by placing it on their knees. Click here for full story