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\n\n\n\nBottom Line: The positions we tend to hold our heads in while using our devices can be damaging. Damaging to your posture and damaging to your spine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s not surprising that over the past few years, an increase of these awkward positions has led to an increase in head and neck pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Why it Matters: Repeating this forward head posture again and again over time can result in pain, stiffness, dysfunction, headaches, and more – a group of symptoms often referred to as \u201cTech Neck.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The good news about postural stress and \u201cTech Neck\u201d is that a few simple changes to your routine can help you reduce your risk of experiencing pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here\u2019s what you need to know:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Next Steps: Proper ergonomics and regular stretching and exercise all play significant roles in helping you continue to enjoy your favorite devices without those nagging pains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019ve been living with \u201cTech Neck\u201d and are ready to take action, you\u2019ve come to the right place!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our expert team is ready to not only help evaluate your ergonomics, but to also provide a plan of action complete with personalized recommendations that will help make it easy for you to maintain a more balanced posture for years to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Science Source(s): When you think about smartphones and posture Hallettsville, \u201cTech Neck\u201d may come to mind. The good news is that a few simple changes to your routine can help to reduce your risk of experiencing it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-headaches","category-neck-pain"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/892"}],"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=892"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/892\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":894,"href":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/892\/revisions\/894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/strong>Believe it or not, many of us spend 3 hours or more per day on our smartphones. That adds up to over 1,000 hours each year!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>It’s estimated that tilting your head forward, even just 15 degrees, can triple the weight of your head on your neck. In fact, tilting your head forward 60 degrees can increase the stress and strain on your neck by over ten times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>Know that reducing your \u201cTech Neck\u201d symptoms involves more than just changing the angle you look at your phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>(1) “Tech Neck” Taking a Toll on Posture. Columbia Spine. 2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"