Texting (and using a tablet) can place up to 60 lbs of stress on your neck Excessive use of a smartphone (and similarly a tablet, magazine, and book) could produce considerable stress on the cervical spine and therefore cause neck pain. Findings from multiple studies have concluded that “heavy smartphone users are commonly found to…
Tablet Use and Neck Muscles Recent research at Washington State University identified a greater incidence of neck muscle strain while using a tablet compared to sitting with the head in a neutral position. Participants were tested in multiple positions while reading and typing for 2 to 5 minutes. They study was designed to help evaluate…
Recently, researchers at the University of Birmingham and other universities recruited sedentary office workers advising them that they would be participating in a study by walking 30 minutes during their usual lunch hour, three times a week. The study, published in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, contained 56 participants (mostly middle-aged…
My Dad owned a 1966 Dodge Charger with a 426 Hemi. As a child, I remember fondly being “pinned” to the back seat during hard acceleration. And for safety, my Dad always had us wear our seatbelts. That same year of the Dodge Charger (1966), researchers from the University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center (Dallas,…