Too much texting could lead to RSI warn experts
Experts have warned of the dangers of overuse of mobile phones and game consoles in children after a young girl developed repetitive strain injury.
Isabelle Taylor, aged eight from St Anne's, Lancashire noticed pain in her fingers and wrists after sending up to 30 text messages a day.
RSI is normally associated with office workers who spend hours hunched over a computer keyboard.
But the condition is becoming common in children addicted to technology.
full story: news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/5063364.stm
Experts have warned of the dangers of overuse of mobile phones and game consoles in children after a young girl developed repetitive strain injury.
Isabelle Taylor, aged eight from St Anne's, Lancashire noticed pain in her fingers and wrists after sending up to 30 text messages a day.
RSI is normally associated with office workers who spend hours hunched over a computer keyboard.
But the condition is becoming common in children addicted to technology.
full story: news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/5063364.stm
