Smartphone Posture: Damage to Back and Neck

Article published at: Mar 16, 2023 Article author: Simone Dantuono
Postura da Smartphone: Danni per Schiena e Collo
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The smartphone posture, that is, walking with your neck bent forward, is now a common habit.

Often the risk is that of falling or ending up under a car, but even without accidents, this bad habit can have important consequences for our posture and our muscles.

The immediate consequences are seen on the neck, which is overstrained, in fact when walking hunched over the cell phone the neck remains bent at 45° and the muscles exert pressure on it.

Normally the pressure between the cervical vertebrae does not exceed 5 kg, while in the case of a curved neck it reaches up to almost 25 kg.

In the long run, this can cause a reversal of the correct cervical curve, a crushing of the vertebrae with protrusions or herniations, and pain in the neck and shoulders.

To compensate for the pressure on the cervical vertebrae, which are flattened, there is a tendency to unbalance the pelvis and back, which protrude forward with the risk of crushing the lumbar vertebrae and dorsal kyphosis.

Since avoiding using your cell phone while walking seems almost impossible, it would be advisable to keep your cell phone at a distance that avoids bending your neck for a long time.

It is always better to sit down, while trying to maintain a correct back posture.

It is also important to perform small postural gymnastics exercises that allow us to release tension in the neck and shoulders, relaxing the muscles and stretching them.

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