The effects on the back when leaning over work

Low Vision children are especially vulnerable to neck and back problems but any of us who lean over work will eventually pay a very high cost.

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Have YOU got text neck? How hunching over  puts 60lbs of extra pressure on the spine

Slumping over a phone adds extra pressure on the cervical spine- the part above the shoulders – researchers found. Bending the head to a 60 degree angle adds 60 lbs – or more than four stone- worth of pressure

Slumping over a phone adds extra pressure on the cervical spine- the part above the shoulders - researchers found. Bending the head to a 60 degree angle adds 60 lbs - or more than four stone- worth of pressure