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\n\n\n\nBottom Line: While our devices can be fantastic tools for entertainment and education, the postural effects are something all parents should be aware of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For many students, e-learning may increase neck, mid-back, and low back pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Why it Matters: It can also lead to the development “Tech Neck Syndrome.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n This forward head posture often places tremendous stress on the neck (cervical spine) and can lead to an increase in headaches, back and neck pain, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Did you know…<\/p>\n\n\n\n Next Steps: Try this. Pull your chin back, stretch your arms out in front of you and open them wide, and look up to the ceiling and hold for 20-30 seconds. Try and repeat this stretch every 60 minutes to help reset your posture and body position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If your child spends every day at their computer learning, be sure to teach them this stretch and then schedule a visit with our practice. We’ll provide you with a full postural and movement-based assessment to identify any potential issues to help reduce their chance of suffering from “Tech Neck Syndrome.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Science Source(s): It’s time to be smart when using your smartphone Hallettsville. Here are the facts about the impact screens can have on our health and how to look up to find relief.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-867","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-healthy-living","category-neck-pain"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/867"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=867"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/867\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":870,"href":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/867\/revisions\/870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=867"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=867"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=867"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/strong>As students worldwide return to school, it’s likely many will be e-learning in some capacity for hours each day on their digital devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>Spending 6 or more hours each day looking down at your digital devices can profoundly affect your mental, social, and physical health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>Making it a habit to look up (literally!) throughout the day is a significant first step in reducing the effects of “Tech Neck.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>(1) Text Neck Syndrome in Children and Adolescents. Intl Journal of Env Research and Public Health. 2021.
<\/a>(2) Back Pain in School Children. Dynamic Chiropractic. 1995.
<\/a>(3) School Children’s Backpacks, Back Pain and Back Pathologies. Arch Dis Child. 2012.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"