A new report by a nonprofit company that promotes safe technology and media for children determined that teens spend an average of seven hours and 22 minutes on their phones per day. Children ages 8 to 12 follow close behind at four hours and 44 minutes each day. Independent research found that 86% of U.S. workers spend their workdays seated. The economy and technology continue to evolve and improve aspects of a transformed world while also relegating many professionals to largely sedentary positions behind computers, phones, and screens.

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Startling research shows that increased usage of phones and computers bring about a variety of health challenges that compound over time. Surveys conclude that billions of people spend extensive time on cell phones every single day. Chiropractors face concern that cell phone usage occurs with the spine and neck in a flexed, forward position. Prolonged use of a cell phone with the head in a state of forward flexion creates a variety of unwanted health challenges. This health epidemic continues to create new conditions and diagnoses specifically to address forward head posture. Likewise, new strategies develop to counteract the stressors that occur from text neck and computer posture.

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