Seriously, start working on all manner of $19.95-plus-shipping neck braces, salves, ointments and Text Neck exercise gear — the sheer number of smartphone users today literally guarantees there will be at least a few hundred thousand slow, dim-witted ones who will gladly pony up the cash to address their ailment.
But what is “text neck?” How can you avoid giving yourself this debilitating condition? Easy. Don’t hunch over so much when you’re walking along the footpath avoiding eye contact or while you’re sitting at your office desk all the live long day. Don’t hunch, don’t get hurt. This is important, because doctors say the condition can lead to your body adopting a permanent hunch, where the muscles actually hurt when you straighten them out in a “normal” position.
As with many “trend pieces” this story doesn’t really wade into many numbers or anything. Just a few interviews with willing doctors who have seen “a few cases” and such. In the end it boils down to common sense: Adopt good posture and your body will repay you by breaking down more slowly as you age, instead of all at once as you toil away on your iPhone on the bus or train. [Daily Mail]
Garygum
Monday, October 10, 2011 at 7:58 AMChonic neck overuse syndrome?
Croops
Monday, October 10, 2011 at 8:51 AMI was writing a text msg…
Nek minute…
Matt L
Monday, October 10, 2011 at 10:27 AMWhat about those people who always read from clipboards… You know… Scientists… Do they get the same issue? And is it still classed as text neck as they are still reading/writing text on a piece of paper… Can we not give it a stupid name, like “Text Neck”, and instead call it “Stretched Trapezius Muscle Injury”? You know… That would help people actually know what the fuck they have, except for thinking they have a strange phenemonon related only through the use of mobile phones, causing tech industry more pain. Just like RSI… I’m a chronic mouse and keyboard user, and have never had any issues with my wrists.