Poor posture problems: Nowadays, people spend hours staring at their phones, which is having a serious impact on their health. Let us explain how much strain this puts on your neck.

Neck Pain From Mobile Use: Whether it is chatting for hours on mobile or sitting on laptop and working for hours, a person works by bending the entire weight of the body. This causes various problems in the neck, such as stiffness in the neck, crooked neck. This does not happen only with you, but according to the report of an organization, there are about 50 percent people in India who are facing chronic back pain. This figure is many years old, so now it is likely to increase. Let us tell you that if you look at the phone by bending your neck, then how many kilos of weight falls on the neck.

pressure on the muscles

If you sit and use your phone for hours, it puts a lot of pressure on your neck, causing it to bend. According to doctors, this condition is known as text neck syndrome. It causes stiffness in the neck and numbness in the hands. It also causes headaches, shoulder and neck pain, and cervical conditions. Previously, most cases of this type occurred after the age of 40 to 50, but now its effects are seen as early as 18 to 25 years old.

How many kilos does it affect?

If you sit straight, the weight on your neck is 4 to 5 kg. According to Harriet Griffey in the book Sit Strong, an adult's head weighs 4.5 to 5 kg. If you sit in the wrong posture instead of sitting straight, your head protrudes 15 degrees from your neck, and your head's weight increases to 12 kg. If your head is protruded 30 degrees, the weight increases to 18 kg, and if it is 45 degrees, it is 22 kg. Whereas if it is 60 degrees, the weight on your neck is 27 kg. This means that if you sit for hours working on your phone, your neck becomes stiff and the muscles are put under a lot of pressure. This causes the ligaments in your neck to lose their flexibility.

There could be all kinds of problems

Orthopedic experts explain that persistent headaches can lead to migraines, also known as "tense nerve headaches." If this condition persists, it can even be fatal. Therefore, it's important to maintain proper posture while sitting to avoid excessive strain on your neck.