First there was RSI, then text neck.

首先是肢体重复性劳损症，然后是短信脖。

Now, soaring numbers of people are suffering from swiper's thumb due to the overuse of smartphones.

如今，越来越多的人遭受着因过度使用智能手机而引起的手指变大之苦。

New research claims the overworked digit has become as much as 15 per cent bigger on people's dominant hand.

新的研究称过度劳作的手指会比人原来的惯用手大15%。

Young adults aged 18 to 34 have noticed the most changes, with one in eight developing the deformity as a result of continuous tapping and grappling with large handsets.

年龄从18岁到34岁的年轻人已经注意到了这个变化，1/8的人因为长期不断的敲打和紧握手机而导致肢体变形。

In total, a third of smartphone users felt their bodies had evolved as a result of mobile phone use.

总的来说，1/3的智能手机用户感觉到他们的身体因手机的使用而出现了变化。

And millions said they had also developed an indent in their little finger from the way they cradle their phones.

上百万的人说他们已经因使用手机的方式出现了小拇指缩小的现象。