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7 July 2016

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Selfie addicts take note. Overindulging can result in ‘selfie elbow’, a new term to add to growing list of tech injuries that have surfaced in recent years.

There is only one reported case so far, in American journalist Hoda Kotb, but the prevalence of selfies would suggest that there are many more undiagnosed cases in our midst.

When the 51-year-old consulted her orthopaedist, he asked if she was playing tennis or table tennis. It turned out that the pain was due to her constant selfie taking, Elle.com said.

“When you take the picture, your arm is up, bent in a weird way and you just click, click, click-think about how many you take: 20, 30, or 40. Selfie elbow, everyone has it!” she told the fashion magazine.

It is a form of repetitive stress injury, similar to carpal tunnel syndrome and tendonitis, doctors told Elle.

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M Z ‏@MVZimmari 22m22 minutes ago

@dr_nic Selfie–elbow? Sounds like someone’s been touching themselves inappropriately too much…

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