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Liputan6.com, London: The technology that facilitates us in all areas was also cause diseases that are sometimes not aware of. One of them, use a smartphone or tablet can cause pain around the neck or “text neck”. This condition is often encountered as a result people are more often bowed his head while using a cell phone, computer screen or a tablet.

This disorder is caused by stretching of the neck in a long-term arthritis can cause permanent damage if not treated. Experts say, the increasingly popular use of smartphones and tablets to make this case increasing strain injury increases.

In severe conditions, muscles flexed, so this will be painful if straightened out into the correct position. This is because the joints and tissues in the neck was built to be able to withstand a bent position for a long time, so it will cause pain if too much pressure. This condition can also spread to headaches, arm shoulder, and wrist pain.

“Imagine if you sit with your legs crossed in a long time, it will feel stiff and sore when you return to the normal position. That’s what happened in the neck”, said Ratna Lancaster of Back Pain Clinic in Leeds, England.

If someone is constantly doing this, then your body will gradually adapt to the pressures that lead to increased severity of damage that may not be realized. If the position of the head and neck are one in a long time, can cause curvature of the neck are difficult to regenerate thereby potentially causing serious health problems.

While Tim Hutchful of the British Chiropractic Association says children are more at risk of developing the disorder. Because their heads greater weight of the body. When the head is bent forward so the muscle is more widely used.