Excessive mobile technology use is damaging the cervical spine (Spinal News International)
Our addiction to gadgets is putting undue stresses on the cervical spine, writes Kenneth K Hansraj, New York, USA. He wrote for Spinal News International following the publication of his study, “Assessment of stresses in the cervical spine caused by posture and position of the head”, which made waves worldwide.
When our study was released, almost every news outlet globally picked it up. According to a Cision report, the study was viewed worldwide by 3.3 billion people (from 16–27 November 2014) with coverage from news services including CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX, CNN and the Today Show. My team believes that the final view count will be circa 4 billion, with an additional great deal of interest in the study in the Middle East and China since the Cision survey was conducted.
Evidently, the study is of significant interest to the billions of people using mobile phone devices worldwide, many of whom are doing so with poor posture. The purpose of our study was to assess the forces incrementally seen by the cervical spine as the head is tilted forward into a worsening posture. We also wanted to hel...
