Slouching with a smartphone, you load your neck 6 times more than normal



    Kenneth Hansray, head of the surgical department of the New York Center for Rehabilitation Medicine, conducted a study of the load experienced by the upper spine and neck with the classic use of a smartphone - a smartphone in his hand, his head tilted forward. When the head is tilted forward too much (60 degrees), the neck experiences loads that are 6 times greater than those with the normal vertical position of the head.



    As he writes in his researchHansray: “In total, a person spends in this position from 700 to 1400 hours a year (up to four hours a day). [...] Now it is almost impossible to abandon technologies that lead to similar effects, but people should try to use their smartphone with a straight back, and not spend many hours in a hunched state. Such a load can lead to premature fatigue, damage, and in extreme cases may require surgical intervention. "

    For most people, a smartphone is an indispensable gadget for daily use. Chats, social networks, SMS, games, reading - all this is fascinating, but should not lead to health problems. Hansray recalls: "The correct posture - the ears are in the same plane with the shoulders, and the shoulder blades are retracted."

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