New study reveals what checking your phone is doing to your neck

Thursday, November 20, 2014 - 23:00 in Psychology & Sociology

New research suggests that looking down to check your phone is putting 27-kg of force on your neck. That’s like one giant anteater, or four full-sized bowling balls worth of strain on your neck, and you're doing it several times a day.

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