Poor posture due to excessive screen time is a contributing\nfactor to neck pain. To illustrate that point, on the weekend I was at a local\npark with the kids not from the chiropractic clinic. A family group of two young\nkids, parents and a grand parent came walking across the park and sat on a park\nbench. I initially thought that\u2019s nice to see the whole family unit outside\nenjoying the park. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unfortunately they then proceeded to spend the next 20 minutes\non their phones or devices looking down playing games etc! We had to leave so I\u2019m\nnot sure how long they were out in this wonderful park playing on their\nelectronic devices. How sad!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Neck pain and poor posture often go hand in hand. With the\nincreased use of electronic devices and screen time people of all ages are\ngetting into static, hunched, forward head positions for long periods of time, resulting\nin increased muscle tension and tightness in the joints of the neck and upper\nback. What\u2019s called \u2018Tech Neck\u2019 these days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Part of the problem is that we aren\u2019t getting outside as\nmuch as we used to. Kids are stuck inside on their devices and unfortunately\nlooking for adults for inspiration is no good as they are also head down on their\ndevices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a chiropractor this is what we are up against. Hours of\nscreen time leading to poor posture, neck pain, headaches, upper back pain etc.\nTech neck and even worse \u2018Digital Dementia\u2019 where the brain doesn\u2019t think for\nitself anymore due to sensory overload from too much screen time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And so even when we get people outside to enjoy the local\nparks, they stay chained to their phones. For your neck and your kids, go and\nenjoy our local parks but keep off your phones.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"