Lifestyle and dietary disorders have affected the health of people of all ages globally. The young population is also becoming its victim rapidly. The problem of increasing diabetes and blood pressure among the youth has become a cause of concern for experts, along with this, alerts are also being given about the increasing text neck disease among the youth around the world. This problem not only causes unbearable pain but can also increase many other types of discomfort.
Studies suggest that text neck is growing as a public health problem. Epidemiological data shows that 73% of university students and 64.7% of people who work from home can be victims of this. Due to text neck, you have pain in the neck or back, due to which you start having difficulty in doing normal daily routine work.
Let us know what is text neck and why is this problem increasing.
Know about text neck syndrome.
Health experts say text neck syndrome is a new term, it is also known as tech neck or smartphone neck. Due to looking at electronic devices like mobile phone-computer for a long time by bending forward, there is extra pressure and stress on the neck, due to which you may have this problem. In simple language, the problem of text neck occurs when you bend your head forward and down to see the screen, and due to this, the stress on the neck and spine increases repeatedly.
In a neutral position, the weight of the human head is between 10-12 pounds (four and a half to five kilos), but this weight increases when bending forward, which also puts additional pressure on the neck muscles and spine.
How to know if you also have this problem?
A study conducted in the year 2018 found that 35 percent of smartphone users may suffer from text neck syndrome. According to another research, people aged 15-18 years who spend more time on smartphones may have a higher risk of developing this problem. Text neck syndrome causes pain in the neck, upper back, and shoulder.
Constant or intermittent pain in the neck is one of the main symptoms of text neck. Back pain, especially the problem of stiffness in the area between the shoulder bones and the neck muscles can be considered as its symptoms, regarding which all people are advised to pay special attention.
Problems may increase due to a lack of timely treatment
It becomes important to pay attention to such problems in time and get treatment. In the absence of treatment, the pain in the neck also starts affecting the surrounding muscles. The risk of imbalance in the muscles of the upper back also increases, with this you may feel difficulty in keeping the neck in one posture even for some time.
The problem of text neck syndrome may affect your quality of life over time.
Can it be prevented?
Health experts say that everyone should keep trying to avoid the problem of text neck. Since young people are more engaged with the phone, young people should be even more careful. While using electronic devices, it is important to keep your body posture right and not bend the neck too far forward.
Keep the device at eye level, so that the neck does not have to be bent too much.
Take frequent breaks to stretch and relax the neck and shoulders.
Text neck syndrome can also be avoided by using a laptop stand and phone holder etc.
Most importantly, if you have pain in the neck or back for some time, do not ignore it and consult a doctor.
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