Avitzur wrote in 2010 - long before bendgate - about sciatica caused by holsters and tool belts, and even common back-pocket occupants like wallets. Simply put, this sort of pressure on the backside can result in pain.ĭr.
She explains that the problem is not unique to phones. “Pressing any hard object against the derrière, home of the sciatic nerve, is a bad idea.” “he potential harm to your back is clear,” writes Dr. Orly Avitzur, M.D., a practicing neurologist and Medical Adviser for our colleagues at Consumer Reports, writes that she’s seen a number of patients in recent years complaining of sciatica - pain that starts in your buttocks and shoots down the leg - and she believes that she’s traced the cause of the pain to cellphones stowed in these patients’ back pockets. But in addition to possibly putting an unwanted curve or crack in that expensive telecommunications device, stashing a phone in your back pocket may result in a literal pain in the butt. ( Kerry Lannert)If there’s one thing we’ve learned in the last year, it’s that some phones can bend if put under enough pressure.
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