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Smartphone, video games and other new technologies on hand joints in patients with psoriasis
Author(s) -
Kluger N.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of the european academy of dermatology and venereology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.655
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1468-3083
pISSN - 0926-9959
DOI - 10.1111/jdv.15053
Subject(s) - medicine , psoriasis , dermatology
I read with great interest the article by Megna et al regarding the potential effects of smartphone addiction on the hand joints of individuals and patients with psoriasis [1]. The working hypothesis of the authors is appealing, but could fit in the broader scope of new technologies. Overuse syndrome is one of the known side effects of mobile phone and smartphone overuse, as well as video games joysticks and controllers [2,3]. Besides, the keyboard style of patients with rheumatoid arthritis may have the potential to put stress on joints that are already affected by the disease [4]. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.