A new pain in the tech: Selfie elbow - CNET

The symptoms, not dissimilar to tennis elbow, involve stiffness and pain from your hand to your elbow.

The phenomenon was apparently unearthed when "Today" show co-anchor Hoda Kotb revealed to Elle last week that her doctor had suggested that the pain in the arm might be caused by selfie-taking.

It follows on from such tech-related injuries as text neck.

But wait a minute, how many selfies does it take to suffer this way?

"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 Elle.

I'm thinking about it. I'm suffering 30 or 40 frown lines on my forehead.

40 selfies? There are people who need to take 40 selfies? At the same time?

I hear you asking these questions, so I'll remind you that a UK study last year showed that young women spend five hours a week taking selfies.