We should spend less time on their cell phones as a new study has found that the prolonged use of smartphones increases the risk of neck, disk hernias, and alignment problems. Researchers said, some patients, particularly even youngsters who should not yet have back and neck issues, are reporting disk hernias and alignment problems. The findings indicated that in a neutral position looking forward, the head weighs about 4.5 to 5.4 Kg and at a 15-degree flex, it feels like 12 kgs.
The stress on the spine increases by degree, and at 60 degrees, it is 27 kgs. The study co-author, a spinal neurosurgeon at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles said that in an X-ray, the neck typically curves backward and what they were seeing is that the curve is being reversed as people look down at their phones for hours each day. Researcher and co-author, an orthopedic spine surgeon at Cedars-Sinai,…
