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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

With nearly 86 percent of full-time American workers spending long, unhealthy hours sitting at their desks, leaning over computers, or staring down at their phones, many have found themselves ...

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 ...

We live in digital age, when our eyes often go from one screen to another. It’s well-documented how that affects eye health, but what is less appreciated is how it contributes to what doctors are now ...

Smart phones can cause physical injuries, doctors say, if used for too long. From “smartphone pinky” to “text neck,” no one is immune to these types of injuries, according to sports medicine doctors.

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 ...

For thousands of years, humans have hunched over to light fires, care for our children and harvest plants. But the modern version of this position — curving forward from focus or fatigue, then lifting ...

Walk into any coffee shop, airport, or waiting room, and you will see people in the familiar pose — head down, eyes fixed on a handheld device. With prolonged use, they will likely start feeling the ...

Experts say that keeping your head, which may weigh eight to 10 pounds, bent over a device is like holding a gallon of milk ...

Unfortunately, a pain in the neck is a common experience for many of us in this technology-driven world. "Tech neck—or text neck—is a term commonly used to describe neck pain or stiffness caused by ...