In the article "Your Smartphone Is A Pain In The Neck" talks about how people is having back,neck and head pains because of how they is hunch over in a chair or at a table while texting or doing things on their laptops, or playing video games. This article also talks about how physical therapists is seeing this problem more in teens. It also talks about other risks that are cause by being hunch over. Dr.Dean Fishman named this problem these teens was feeling "Text Neck". This article also had suggested things you could do when you start feeling the pains.

For example the article had stated, "Chances are you’re reading this while leaning over a table or slumped back in a chair. Your head is tilted forward; your shoulders are curved.The position you’re in is probably causing you pain, whether you’re aware of it yet or not. Don’t worry, physical therapists have a diagnosis for the headaches, neck cricks and achy shoulders. They call it "Text Neck." Another example from the text is "Staying in what experts call the "forward head posture" can lead to muscle strain, disc herniations and pinched nerves. Over time, it can even flatten or reverse the natural curve of your neck." Another example from the text is "Try to take a deep breath in a slumped position. Now sit up straight and try again. Experts say slouching can reduce the capacity of your lungs by as much as 30%.A lack of oxygenated blood flowing through the body can potentially lead to vascular disease. And gastrointestinal problems can be caused by pressure placed on the organs in a bad posture" My last example is "Most important, the physical therapists agree, is taking frequent breaks while using any mobile device or desktop computer. About every 20 minutes, stand up, roll your shoulders and neck or go for a short walk to improve blood flow."

I think this is a good article because I be hunch over all the time when I be on my phone or on my laptop. I dont be noticing where the pain in my back and neck be coming from but I notice that it would just be hurting for a while and then the pain would go away. Now I know that it's coming from me being hunch over. Now I wont hunch over I would sit up straight to text on my phone. I also learned that I lose 30% of my oxygen from my lungs when i hunch over for a long period of time.

How many test on teens and kids did they do to provide this information that is given? Did they make sure only texting and e-mailing cause this pain? Can any sports or just bending over can cause this pain also?

　

　

　
http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/daily-news-article/your-smartphone-is-a-pain-in-the-neck/