As we develop more technology, we develop new ailments. The newest ailment has a common culprit, and it doesn't discriminate by age or gender.
It's called “text-neck,” and it's caused by, you guessed it, smartphone use.
Text-neck is so named because it results from the frequent hunched-back and lowered-neck posture assumed when using a smartphone. Some symptoms of text-neck include chronic headaches, back, shoulder, and neck pain, and increased spine curvature. Dr. Steven Shoshany, a doctor interviewed for SpineHealth.com, said that text-neck may even lead to early onset arthritis and decreased lung capacity.
The worst thing about text-neck may be the age of the patients. While it’s common to suffer spinal problems and back pain in adulthood, text-neck is becoming more and more prevalent in all ages, especially in teenagers. Watch below to see one of text-neck’s youngest victims. Slightly graphic content is contained in this video.
Do you suffer chronic pain caused by your smartphone? What do you think of this teenage sufferer?
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