Too much texting creates as much neck stress as carrying 4 adult-size bowling balls on the cervical spine
Monday, July 16, 2018 by: Michelle Simmons
(Natural News) Texting for long periods of time can lead to neck stress. It’s like carrying four adult-size bowling balls on the cervical spine, according to a study published in Surgical Technology International. It was reported that the act of tilting the head forward when texting makes the head seem heavier than its actual weight, which in turn, can lead to problems on the neck.
Most people today are smartphone users, and a lot of them spend hours looking down on their smartphones. This bad posture puts a lot of undue stress on the neck. On average, an adult spends around 700 to 1,400 hours each year reading and texting on their smartphone, while smartphone use can reach to approximately 5,000 hours in an average teenager.
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