Take This Simple Test To Find Out If You Are A Smartphone Addict

(Eichoff’s Test)

So, we all tend to like an iPhone, right? Many people are ‘glued’ to their smartphones, especially because there’s almost nothing they cannot do.

With ongoing technological advancement, they are giving even actual computers a run for their money.

But more and more people are becoming addicted to their phones and there’s a way you can find out if you are.

Eichoff’s Test helps diagnose De Ouervain’s syndrome, also known as smartphone thumb. It is sometimes called BlackBerry thumb or gamer’s thumb.

The condition is a type of tenosynovitis – a repetitive strain injury caused by overusing the thumbs to press buttons.

If it hurts when you carry out the actions in the accompanying image, then you probably are unhealthily attached to your smartphone.

(Eichoff’s Test is explained)