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GradyPhilpott · 10 October 2011, 04:46 AM

...Text neck.

It's not as sexy sounding as tennis elbow or as frightening as a torn rotator cuff, but chiropractors say it's real and painful.

I wonder if WISes can get the same thing by staring endlessly at their watches.

...[T]he chiropractic profession believes this neck-stretching could eventually lead to arthritis. Apparently, some chiropractors claim they are already treating thousands of people who are suffering all kinds of pain because of unreasonable digital use of their necks.

Your neck is a tender thing. It's not made of stuff that enjoys being stretched for hours on end in the cause of communication.

"Imagine sitting on your ankle sideways for 10 minutes. It would feel stiff and sore when you returned it to its natural position," Rachael Lancaster, of Freedom Back Clinics in Leeds, U.K., told the Telegraph.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-20...=2547-1_3-0-20

Route 66 · 10 October 2011, 03:30 PM

Love your new Harold Lloyd avatar Grady.

Demosthene · 10 October 2011, 03:58 PM

Chiropractic is not a medical science and a Doctor of Chiropractic is not a medical doctor.
Even if there’s a grain of truth in their statements, take it with a big dose of salt.

10 October 2011, 04:46 AM	#1
GradyPhilpott 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: New Mexico Watch: Seiko #SRK047 Posts: 34,460	An exciting new ailment... ...Text neck. It's not as sexy sounding as tennis elbow or as frightening as a torn rotator cuff, but chiropractors say it's real and painful. I wonder if WISes can get the same thing by staring endlessly at their watches. ...[T]he chiropractic profession believes this neck-stretching could eventually lead to arthritis. Apparently, some chiropractors claim they are already treating thousands of people who are suffering all kinds of pain because of unreasonable digital use of their necks. Your neck is a tender thing. It's not made of stuff that enjoys being stretched for hours on end in the cause of communication. "Imagine sitting on your ankle sideways for 10 minutes. It would feel stiff and sore when you returned it to its natural position," Rachael Lancaster, of Freedom Back Clinics in Leeds, U.K., told the Telegraph. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-20...=2547-1_3-0-20 __________________ JJ Inaugural TRF $50 Watch Challenge Winner

10 October 2011, 03:30 PM	#2
Route 66 "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Real Name: Steve Location: Burbank, CA Watch: 214270 Mark II Posts: 4,121	Love your new Harold Lloyd avatar Grady.

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Demosthene "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Perth Australia Posts: 1,326	Chiropractic is not a medical science and a Doctor of Chiropractic is not a medical doctor. Even if there’s a grain of truth in their statements, take it with a big dose of salt.

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