'Text Neck' a Growing Problem for Smartphone Users

Imagine hanging four 10-pound bowling balls around your neck.   According to new research, that’s essentially what a lot of us do when we hunch over and look at our smartphones.   Dr. Ken Hansraj M.D., the chief of spine surgery at New York Spine Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine, said we’re at the beginning of a wave of degenerative back and neck problems caused by poor posture while using smartphones.   Hansraj first became interested in the issue after seeing more...

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