Smartphone technology can create problems for users of all ages. This article references four ways they could be harming you and what to do about it. The four problems are:
- Text neck
- Bum thumb
- Eyestrain
- Distractibility
Source: The Kansas City Star, August 17, 2016.
We spend five hours a day on our mobile phones. ‘A whopping 90 percent of us text with our necks bent, which strains muscles, tendons and ligaments,’ the source notes. Flexing the neck forward at a 60-degree angle also puts 60 pounds of weight on the spine, leading to degeneration and arthritis.