Spine surgeons are noticing an increase in patients with neck and upper back pain, likely related to poor posture during prolonged smartphone use, according to a recent report. "By the time patients get to me, they're already in bad pain and have disc issues," he told Reuters Health. Doctors recommend texting with two hands and holding the phone at eye level. Lanman and Cuellar suggest simple lifestyle changes to relieve the stress from the text neck posture. He tells patients to lie on their beds and hang their heads over the edge, extending the neck backward to restore the normal arc in the neck.

Source: CBC News April 14, 2017 15:45 UTC