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From eNewsletter 5/21/2025

DID YOU KNOW that the increasing use of mobile devices has led to a rise in forward head posture, or "text neck"?

A fascinating study in Cureus performed on adults aged 19-45 years found that heightened sympathetic activity occurs in those using their mobile phones with forward head posture or "text neck." More importantly, they discovered that text neck showed decreased parasympathetic activity.

Why is this incredibly important? Think of sympathetic activity as being excited and parasympathetic activity as being relaxed. We want to be relaxed as possible. We can't be when we have "text neck."

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