Have you heard of text neck or tech neck??

Tech neck is a real thing! Join Dr. Karvelas and Dr. Joves as they explore this topic.

Generally speaking, tech neck is the pain in your neck and upper back (periscapular region) muscles. It is caused (or at least exacerbated) by spending a significant amount of time looking down at a tablet or cell phone, improper positioning at a computer workstation (or any workstation for that matter). Imagine your head as a bowling ball- if it stays directly on top of your body (chin parallel to floor, ears over shoulders over hips, otherwise known as correct posture) there is very little pressure on the muscles to hold the bowling ball up.

Listen in as we dive deeper!

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