1. C O M P U T E R H U N C H & N E C K P A I N
the
Weekly Wellness Tip
FROM SMITH CHIROPRACTIC Volume 1 Issue 4
Health & Technology
Wellness Tips
Technology is everywhere,
helping us with our everyday
lives and sometimes hurting us.
For this reason, we chose
Health & Technology as the
topic for our first series of
Wellness Tips at Smith
Chiropractic. Every week, we
will be providing advice on
health problems caused by the
use of technology. Our Weekly
Wellness Tips can be found at:
• Smith Chiropractic
Website:
www.drpatricksmith.com
• Smith Chiropractic
Facebook Page:
DrPatrickRSmith
• Our office for printouts
IS HUNCHING OVER YOUR LAPTOP
HURTING YOUR NECK?
Hunched-Over Laptop Syndrome: A Growing Problem
The average person uses a computer, typically a laptop,
on a daily basis for several hours, whether is it viewing
work e-mails, staying up-to-date with news, and even
communicating with friends and family on social media
platforms. In one study, it was found that people between
the ages of 16 and 24 spend about 27 hours a week
viewing the Internet from their laptops. Could you be a
victim from H.O.L.S. (Hunched-Over Laptop Syndrome)
and not even know it? When you constantly look down at
your laptop screen, you are putting tension on your
neck’s muscular and skeletal structures. After an hour or
so, the muscles become burdened with excess load and
thus get strained. Over time, you can develop neck issues
such as cervical muscle strains, loss of normal cervical
curve, misalignment/subluxation of the neck and mid-
back vertebrae and even herniated cervical discs from
H.O.L.S.

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VOLUME 1 ISSUE 4WEEKLY WELLNESS TIP
A Simple Solution
The solution to H.O.L.S. is similar
to the one we gave you about the
Text Neck Syndrome. Your laptop
screen needs to be near eye-level
distance to protect your neck from
excessive neck flexion and unwanted
tension and pain. Try stacking books
underneath your laptop or buy a
laptop stand. Once your laptop
screen is raised closer to eye level,
your neck will start to feel a whole
lot better. Also, try to take mini-
breaks and stretch every 30 minutes.
Remember a tension-free neck is a
happy and healthy neck!
A proven and safe way to treat neck
pain is through chiropractic
adjustments and simple exercises that
will promote a more healthy range of
motion, correct spinal alignment, and
proper posture which in turn alleviates
the pain associated with this common
problem.
Hope everyone has a happy and
healthy week! We invite you to visit
Smith Chiropractic Family Care and
Sports Injury Center. We will be back
next week with another useful wellness
tip.
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