Long periods of sitting at a desk while leaning your elbow against a chair's armrest or flexing your elbow as you use a computer can cause the same condition, in which the ulnar nerve € which runs from underneath the collarbone down along the interior of the upper arm through the cubital tunnel € can become compressed, causing symptoms that can spread from your hand to your forearm. If that's you, hold the phone € or rather, drop it. People with elbow pain should straighten. January Payne reported on the problem of cellphone elbow last month.

Cellphone Elbow and Other Health News. Cellphone Elbow and Other Health News Media reports called attention to "cellphone elbow," a nerve condition that afflicts high-tech talkers.

When talking on a cellphone without a headset, some people hold their elbows in an unnatural, flexed position at an angle greater than 90 degrees.

Holding that position for a long time can lead to cubital tunnel syndrome, a nerve condition similar to carpal tunnel syndrome that could € at worst € cause you to lose strength in your hand.