GC:FITNESS How To Prevent Tinder Fingers. LUIS RIBEIRO Founder of Club Health www.clubhealth.uk
Let’s set the scene
LR: You should try swiping right sometimes.
A patient walks in the Club for their scheduled physiotherapy appointment. The issue at hand? An actual hand issue. The patient explained that she was developing onset right wrist pain. The pain was located on the radial part of the wrist and worsened by extension, abduction or adduction of her thumb. Once she finished explaining the condition, I asked a rather weird question:
We both laughed out loud before I finally revealed how her condition and a dating app are related.
Luis Ribeiro: Are you on Tinder? The patient was stupefied. Patient: Yes, how do you know?
GAME CHANGERS Issue #33
LR: You got Tinder-nitis! Before you start Googling what Tinder-nitis is, let me come out and say that it’s not a medical term or condition. It’s a term I came up with to describe the constant and repetitive use of the app which leads to what my patient pretty accurately describes. While the name is quite specific and points to the famous app, this condition is opening a larger discussion regarding the use of mobile phones and the stress
