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Can bilateral thoracic outlet syndrome be caused by mobile phone use (holding phone up with both hands and using thumbs to constantly type / scroll / laptop use - for approx 7 hours a day every day. ?

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Doubtful : Very doubtful that typical holding of cell phone will cause this. Thumb joint pain may be a different matter;however.

Answered 7/17/2020

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