text neck

You may find the need to talk about how you feel when you've spent a long time looking down to your mobile, Tablet, pc, etc. This is a new Word in English:

text neck noun [uncountable],  damage to the neck muscles and spine caused by frequently bending over a smartphone, tablet device, etc for long periods of time

 

'A newly coined condition – text neck – reveals that slumping over your mobile phone for hours on end heaps so much pressure on your spine, that we're giving ourselves long-lasting back problems.'                Mid Devon Gazette 9th December 2014

 

 

Text neck is a newly identified ailment which is caused by the neck being flexed for a long period of time, typically whilst hunched over some kind of hand-held device. The condition occurs because the joints and tissue in the neck are not naturally built to withstand being flexed for longer periods, so peering down at a screen puts them under stress which causes pain and irritation when the neck returns to its normal position. The root of the problem appears to be our heads which, weighing in at 4–5 kilos, are harder to support when we bend over – a little like carrying a weight at arm's length rather than closer to the body.                         Macmillan Buzz Word