Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More children are suffering from neck and back problems because of time spent on phones, tablets, and other devices, a pediatric ...

One thing's for certain in the 21st century: You likely spend a great deal of time looking at your computer and your phone screen throughout the day. Maybe you're doing that right now as you read this ...

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 ...

Researchers examined the effects of text neck on the spine and found it can affect alignment when you’re running or walking (not just looking at your phone). The side effects of text neck may also ...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Fall can be a busy season for sports medicine physicians as school sports ramp up. "People come in with neck pain, they come in with upper back pain," Dr. James Roberson of ...

Every morning you wake up with that familiar ache in your neck and shoulders, a dull throb that’s become as routine as your morning coffee. Throughout the day, you catch yourself rolling your ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Thanks to cell phones, doctors say more and more children are developing a condition called "text neck." Doctors say the hunched-over bad posture that comes with regular texting ...

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 ...

"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 ...

Sometimes, technology can be a pain in the neck. And then sometimes, it can be an actual pain in the neck. So much so that new medical terminology is arising as people flock to the Internet to figure ...