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BY DONALD LISS
IS BAD POSTURE
RELATED TO CELL
PHONE USAGE?
Looking down...
Theaverageadultspendsroughly2-4
hoursadaylookingdownattheir
mobilephonesorreadingonatablet.
Thiscancausealotofdamagetothe
spineandisoftenreferredtoastext
neck.Researchersarestatingthatthis
isbeginningtohappeninchildrenas
well,astheyspendevenmoretimein
thepositionoflookingdownattheir
devices.
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Extra Lbs.
Anadulthumansheadusually
weighsbetween10-12pounds.
Factoringintheangleatwhich
someonehastheirheadwhilethey
arelookingdownattheirphonescan
putadrasticamountofmoreweight
ontheirspine.Expertssaythathaving
yourheadata60-degreeanglewhile
lookingdownhasthesameeffectas
puttinga60-poundweightonyour
neck.Continualexposuretothiskind
ofstraincancauseseriousdamageto
yourspineandyourbody'sposture.
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Starting
Early
Ifyouareexposedtothistypeof
stressonyourspine,itcanlead
toearlywear,tear,and
degeneration.Ourspinesarenot
meanttowithstandthistypeof
continuousstress.Thisis
especiallycrucialtorealizefor
childrenandteenagers.The
stresswillaccumulateovertime,
sotheearlieritstartstheearlier
itisgoingtobecome
problematicinthefuture.
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Keys to
Prevention
Itissuggestedthatifyouaredoingworkon
thesedevicesforanextendedperiodoftime
thatyoushouldswitchtoacomputerorlaptop
andsitinapositionthatthescreenisinfrontof
yourface.Anotherhelpfultipistonotstayin
thesamepositionfortoolong.Evenifyouhave
perfectposture,itisimportanttomove
throughouttheday.Ourbodiesweremadeto
moveinvariouswaysanddontwanttobe
stuckinthesamepositionforhoursatatime.
Usingadjustabledesksisagreatwaytokeep
yourbodymovingthroughoutthedayandnot
stayinonepositionfortoolong.Ifyouare
usingyourcellphoneforanextendedperiodof
time,itisadvisedtobringyourphoneup
towardsyourfaceratherthanviceversaand
movingyourheaddowntolookatthephone.
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Good Posture
Goodpostureishavingyourearsaligned
withyourshouldersandyourshoulder
bladesback.Thiswilllowerthestresson
yourbodyanddecreaseyourcortisol
levels.Maintainingagoodposture
throughoutyourdailyroutinewillpayoff
inthelongrun.
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