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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Some health professionals say that your technology can literally be a pain in your neck. Doctors say text neck is a very real condition, caused by hours of looking down at your phone and other gadgets ...

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 ...

"Sit up straight!" It's the go-to refrain of parents everywhere, and it's an increasingly common one you may start hearing more and more thanks to phones and tablets. Increased use of digital media ...

Never mind that mobile phones have wreaked havoc in traffic and produced a generation of people who can't endure a moment alone. Now, the devices have generated their own disability: "Text Neck." The ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - Excessive use of technology can lead to neck and shoulder pain, stiffness and soreness. It's called tech neck or text neck. It's caused by poor posture while using technology — ...

At just seven years old, Ferris Rosson is in rehab for his neck. "Whenever I'm looking down, my neck starts to hurt," he said. The injury came from playing video games on his tablet, but it can also ...

Never mind that mobile phones have wreaked havoc in traffic and produced a generation of westerners who can't endure a moment alone. Now, the devices have generated their own disability: "Text Neck." ...