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Text Neck Is A Real Pain, Warns ONS Spine Specialist Text Neck Is A Real Pain, Warns ONS Spine Specialist
Text Neck Is A Real Pain, Warns ONS Spine Specialist It seems like everywhere you look, people of all ages are looking down at their phones. They do it at home. At work. In school. In restaurants. While waiting for a train. Even while walking, driving and riding a bike. Concern about the pervasiveness of handheld devices exists for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is the detrimental affect they have on the cervical spine of children and adults. Some call it Text Neck. By some estimates, adults spend an average of five hours a day using a mobile phone or tablet, while teens report using their devices almost constantly throughout…