Textingisagreatwaytocommunicateandteenagersaredoingjustthat.Newresearchshowsthatonaverageteensaresending2000textmessagesamonthanddoctorssayit’scausinginjuries.
13-year-oldBaileyBakerkeepsusingherthumbssendingtextmessagestoherfriendsagainandagain.ThepastMarchmayhavebeenherbestmonthevertexting8000times.Nowshesaysshe’sfeelingthepain.“Justmainlybackandneckproblemsandthumbnumbness”shesays.
Baylor-GarlandDr.JaneSadlerisseeingmoreandmoreteenswhosimplytextuntilithurts.ShesaysparentsincludingBailey’smomhavenoideahowmuchtheirkidsaretexting.“Iwasthinkingshewastextingabout25textsaday”saysLisaBaker.“Wrong!We’veuncoveredaproblem.”Itdidn’ttakeDr.Sadlerlongtofindtheproblem.ShegaveBaileytheonce-overandlearntthatBaileyhaddevelopedTextingTeenTendinitis(肌腱炎)
“Alotofthemreportpainintheirthumbsbackandneck”saysDr.Sadler.“Whenwelookintoitandexaminealittlebitfurtherweseetextingisthemaincauseoftheproblem.”Dr.Sadlersaysbackpainiscausedbypoorposturewhiletexting.Baileyoftentextsforupto2hoursaday;that’salotofwearandtearonthethumbswhichovertimecanbreakdown.Dr.Sadlertellsover-textingteenstolookintothefuture.“WhatItellthemis‘Heyyoumightbenormalnowbutwhenyouare40or50youcangetarthritis(关节炎).’”
Dr.Sadlerrecommendslimitingtextingto50adayandkeepinggoodposture.Dr.Sadleralsosaystouchscreensareeasieronthethumbsthankeyboardsandhandexercisesaregreattobuildupthosemusclesmakingiteasiertotext.
1.HowmanytextmessagesdidBaileyBakersendadayonaveragelastmonth?
A.Lessthan226. B.About230. C.About267. D.Morethan300.
2.BecauseoftextingBaileyBakersuffersfromthefollowingproblemsEXCEPT______.
A.backpain B.neckpain C.headache D.thumbnumbness
3.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph3mean?
A.ShegaveBaileyBakeraquickexamination.
B.ShesolvedBaileyBaker’sproblematonce.
C.ShegaveBaileyBakerapieceofadvice.
D.SheletBaileyBakersendatextmessageagain.
4.Whatcanweconclude