"Basically, the interface between technology and the human body sometimes causes injuries of over-exuberance," Jordan Metzl, sports medicine physician at the Hospital for Special Surgery in the US, was quoted as saying in a Cosmopolitan report.

乔丹 梅茨尔曾在接受Cosmopolitan杂志采访时说：“其实有时候过度使用科技产品会给人体带来伤害。”他是一位美国特色外科医院的医疗运动外科医师。

The problem is simply overuse.

这个问题相当普遍。

"You get selfie elbow from taking too many selfies, as you put too much stress on the muscle and it irritates the area where the muscle comes off the bone and you get this inflammatory response," Metzl added.

“拍太多的自拍会让你形成一只‘自拍肘’，因为这只臂肘的肌肉承受太大压力，这些压力会刺激肌肉和骨骼连接的部分，因此你会感受到一种炎症性反应。”梅茨尔补充道。

The condition can be treated by taking pain relievers like Advil or Motrin for the inflammation and putting on some ice as well as stretching the muscles.

使用一些像埃德维尔、布洛芬等止痛药来治疗炎性反应，或者是冰敷，伸展肌肉，这些方法都可以治疗“自拍肘”。

"Maybe, people should alternate their arms -- start spreading the load," Metzl pointed out.

“或许人们应该换着臂膀自拍——分担一些压力，”梅茨尔指出。

From gaming and chatting to selfie-taking, texting and tweeting, there has been a significant rise in injuries in teenagers than before.

从打游戏到聊天再到自拍、发短信和发推文，相较于以前，青少年受到的伤害大大增加。

"For those who are dedicated selfie-takers, using a selfie stick can work like an arm extender and takes the pressure off the elbow," suggested Charles Kim, musculoskeletal rehab specialist at Rusk Rehabilitation at NYU Langone Medical Center in the US.

“对于那些狂热的自拍爱好者来说，不妨使用自拍杆，它就像胳膊伸展器，能够减轻肘部压力，”查尔斯 金，一位来自美国纽约大学朗格尼医学中心鲁斯科康复医院的肌肉骨骼修复专家这样建议道。英文来源：雅虎新闻（中国新闻网）