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 ...

Let's talk about something many of us do every single day without even thinking: looking down at our phones. This simple action can actually cause pain in the neck—literally! It's called "text neck." ...

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 ...

Never mind that mobile phones have wreaked havoc in traffic and produced a generation of westerners who can't endure a moment alone. Now, the devices have generated their own disability: "Text Neck." ...

"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 ...

"Text neck" has become a catchphrase describing neck pain and damage from "looking down at your cell phone, tablet, or other wireless devices too frequently and for too long," chiropractor Steven ...

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 ...

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 ...