Texting Medical Problems

6 Surprising Ways Texting is Harming Your Health

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What might surprise you is the health issues that texting has created. Here are the real reasons why it may actually be bad for your health. 1 / 7. photo credit: shutterstock ... The cumulative affect of poor posture can create serious health issues. “Most people complain of neck pain, shoulder tightness, upper back pain, and headaches, and ...

Texting in Healthcare: Medical Texting Best Practices

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Texting medical information is becoming the first choice to send secure information according to a survey of 770 hospital professionals and 1,279 physician practices - which found that 85 percent of hospitals …

Is your cell phone dangerous to your health? - Harvard …

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Is Your Smartphone Causing Your Neck Pain? – …

https://health.clevelandclinic.org/text-neck-is-smartphone-use-causing-your-neck-pain/

Looking down at your smartphone, with your chin to your chest, can put about 60 pounds of force on your neck.”. Besides muscle pain, text neck can cause a host of …

How to avoid texting thumb and other hand injuries - Thrive

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But all that texting, swiping, and scrolling can lead to physical health issues. Eye strain and neck pain, as well as issues in the hands, wrists, and especially thumbs, can all be signs you’re spending too much …

5 Ways Texting Is Slowly Destroying Your Health - Bustle

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But the health problems created by texting don't end with text neck. Texting may allow you to stay in touch easily, make plans on the fly, and never have to …

The Texting Debate: Beneficial Means of Communication …

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Text messaging of orders raises concerns with record retention. There is no good way to keep the original message as validation of what must then be transcribed into the medical record. 5. Safety Issues. Order clarity …

The Trouble with Texting | Psychology Today

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Here are a few theories: To avoid revealing vulnerable emotions. No one can hear trembling or anger in your voice in a text. To protect oneself from having to hear …

Texting and Typing: Common Hand and Wrist Injuries

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Texting, typing, swiping, and scrolling all create repetitive stress on the hand and wrist – similar to sports like golf or baseball. Despite their gentler nature, the consistency of these technological motions adds up, leading …

Patient Text Messaging | Texting Patients Laws & Best …

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Medical consent is a polite way of showing you won't bombard the patient with any unwanted messaging (even though you lawfully can in the case of healthcare) Never combine marketing and healthcare information in a …