Why ‘text neck’ and back pain is a real thing

We used to worry about our kids getting ‘square eyes’. Now, it’s ‘text neck’ – and the side effects for posture and back pain are alarming. 

As you are reading this article take note of your posture. Is your head leaning forward? Are your shoulders hunched? If you are reading on a phone are your arms bent at your sides? The position you are currently holding has a name: “Text Neck” – and it …

Back pain: work, exercise and posture

At some point in our lives, back pain is likely to affect each of us. In Australia, the cost of lost productivity and treatments costs a massive $34 billion according to a 2007 study by Access Economics.

So why is back pain occurring at epidemic levels? Is it because we work too much, do injuries happen through exercise, or are we just not standing straight and tall? In truth, work, exercis…