Nowadays, people are used to spending most of their time staring at the screen of smartphones or mobile phones, but do you know what effects this habit has on the neck and spine?
According to a study, when people tilt their heads forward to look at a screen, even slightly, it puts 60 pounds of stress on our neck and spine.
Can you lift as much weight on your neck as an 8-year-old child? And can you do this for more than two hours a day?
In Pakistan, the duration of mobile phone usage is not clear, but in America, on an average, every person spends 2 hours and 42 minutes using their mobile phone every day.
Research has shown that an adult’s head weighs 10 to 12 pounds in its natural position, but increases when it is tilted forward.
As a result, the pressure on the spine along with the neck increases and the problem of back and neck pain arises.
According to research, the rate of spine-related diseases has doubled in the last decade in the United States alone.
Note that an earlier study warned that spending too much time on a mobile device could lead to vision problems in middle age.
According to research, the mobile screen is smaller than the computer screen and therefore you may have to squint which increases the strain on the vision.
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