Hi, I’m Tricia from LiveFree Massage. Do your thumbs hurt a lot because you use your phone
too much to browse the Internet and text a lot? If so, you could be developing chronic pain
from that repetitive use, so today I want to show you three ways that you can reduce your
pain. Number one, try using your fingers instead of your thumb. Hold the phone with one
hand and you can use your fingers with the other hand to text, or to browse up and down. And
if you want to text, try using the “Voice to text” function, it’s pretty accurate.Number two,
stretch your thumb muscles that can get tight. Do this by making an “L” with your hand.
You’ll feel the stretch in those thumb pad muscles.Number three, massage and release trigger
points in the muscles. These muscles are tight and can harbor trigger points that radiate pain
into your thumb and hand, like in this picture. There are trigger points in your hand area as
well as your forearm, so check and release them all. Just feel for the tender spots, then hold
and release. I hope these tips help you with your thumb pain, and I’ll see you next time.
Smartphone Thumb
