"iPod thumb" afflicting an appendage near you?

> I wonder if this > was a good way to snag their 15 seconds. I think you are right... I've found this interesting text on the site of the PR agency of the British Chiropractor (ICAS PR - London), which made the press release: PR is vital for us to promote the British Chiropractic Association and increase patient awareness. The icas team demonstrated their creativity in generating an unprecedented amount of publicity which far exceeded our expectations." Tim Hutchful, chiropractor and chairman of BCA marketing committee I think this speaks for itself...

But can we all acknowledge that Apple does make the least ergonomic keyboard in the world? When the hell are they going to ditch that creaking, cramped, idiotically designed thing?

Anyone who calls the iPod's control scheme unnatural has obviously never used an iPod. :P

A) Chiropractors are not doctors. B) The motion is not "totally unnatural" as I am able to make the motion without the aid of any external device or drastic surgery. C) Last time I checked, neither of my thumbs were separated, at least not in the medical sense of the term, in that the joints both function and have not required medical intervention to be reset. D) To sum up my comments in words the brits will understand: "Poppycock!"

We shall all mutate together :)

pssshhh .... "unnatural" what the hell is that supposed to mean? what thumb motions are "natural"? Is throwing a baseball, or painting a landscape, conducting a symphony, or pole vaulting "natural"? The guy's a chiropractor & the guy's an idiot. End of story.

What a load of poppycock, its not like you're constantly using the wheel. I don't see these people critiscising musical instruments that can be extremely harsh on people's hands, I suppose because these are educational it doesn't count.

heh, guess they got bored of blaming video games for hand problems then

Yesss!! another thing to exacerbate my already horrible tendinitis from viola and violin! Huzzah! /has a 4G waiting for her in a closet until her current 3G goes caput. //I love you, wheel and 4-button layout ///clickwheels make me nervous!

The problem with this argument is that most people don't sit there constantly fiddling with their iPod. They pick what they want to play and leave it alone for several tracks. Even then, they might get back to the controls only to skip a track or pause. It's not like Nintendonitis, where the only way to use the gadget is to use the controls constantly. I chalk this article up to attention mongering!