Even though the cause remains unclear, both neck and back pain are on the rise in the U.S and elsewhere worldwide.
Typically, we spend about 5,000 hours annually on reading texts and browsing the internet on our phones. If we go further, this is about 2-4 hours on daily basis. During that time, we are all hunched over and looking down.
This activity and the unpleasant position lead to development of so-called Text Neck. Text Neck is chronic and uncomfortable pain which occurs in the neck and it is caused by arching the head downward to look at the device.
The usual treatment for Text Neck is physical therapy and chiropractor trips which cost a little fortune. Professionals use shoulder exercises, resistance bands, and head weights in order to strengthen the shoulders and neck of the sufferers. However, at the end of the day everything depends on changes to your lifestyle.
Luckily, there are some things you can do in order to prevent this unpleasant and painful condition. Make sure you sit up straight and stop looking down at devices. Don’t look down at it and hold the phone up higher so that you are looking directly at it.
