Earlier this year, a patient came to physical therapist Theresa Marko complaining of neck pain. Marko, who is based in New York City, began the appointment as usual, asking a series of questions about ...

Truly, we could all use an out-of-body moment to witness ourselves hunched over our smartphones. This all-too-common posture, where the neck is strained from constantly looking down at screens, has ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Our electronic world is creating a lifetime of patients for orthopedic doctors and optometrists. They even have a name for it called text neck. How much damage are we doing to ...

One search of “text neck” or “tech neck” online, and you’ll find no shortage of warnings. The idea is simple: hours of looking down at our phones are causing an increase in neck pain, with some ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Dec. 18, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- If you have a new phone or the latest video game console wrapped beneath your tree, you may also be giving a painful gift to your loved ones this ...

"Sit up straight!" It's the go-to refrain of parents everywhere, and it's an increasingly common one you may start hearing more and more thanks to phones and tablets. Increased use of digital media ...

At just seven years old, Ferris Rosson is in rehab for his neck. "Whenever I'm looking down, my neck starts to hurt," he said. The injury came from playing video games on his tablet, but it can also ...

Think your kid's posture is starting to suffer from always looking down at a cellphone? It is, according to a national chain of physical therapy clinics, which reports that more teens than ever are ...

LAKE PARK, Fla. — That nagging headache or neck strain may be tied to your phone and the position you use it. Two South Florida natives and doctors — Joseph and Karina Taylor — opened the doors of the ...

MIAMI, Nov. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In today's digital age, posture-related issues like "Text Neck" and "Forward Head Posture" have become increasingly prevalent, affecting individuals of all ages.

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — For athletes turning out for fall sports this week, that pain in the neck or shoulder could be related to an off-the-field activity. "I have never seen so many kids with neck pain ...