Smartphone Use Can Hurt Your Back & Neck
Craning your neck screws up your posture, which can lead to horrible neck pain and cause you to look like you’re a hunchback. According to a recent study, smartphones are capable of putting 60 pounds of pressure on the spine (as opposed to roughly a 12 pounds when you’re standing up straight). To avoid this, it is recommended not to tilt your head down, but keep it up as you bring your phone up to meet it. These pains can lead to more serious neck issues.
Additionally, certain patients, particularly younger patients, are reporting disk hernias and alignment problems, as written and published in The Spine Journal.
