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We read with great interest the letter by Kluger and we completely agree that apart from smartphone addiction also other technologies overuse such as video games joysticks and controllers may have an effect on hand joints. Particularly, we have previously demonstrated that in psoriasis patients smartphone over-use is linked with higher signs of inflammation of muscoloskelatal structures of hands joints potentially being a factor which facilitate or speed up the possible development of psoriatic arthritis (PsA). This concept could be easily extended to other technologies which strain hand joints such as video games and tablets. Indeed, their overuse has already been linked to different harmful effects. Nowadays, a clear trend of rising of PsA incidence has been showed. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.