The Text Neck Institute Is In The News:  Scroll down to see Text Neck in the News both on TV and in newspaper editorials describing the term Text Neck™ . Do you see there what your habits may be?

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Dr. Dean Fishman observes that there is an epidemic growing here in America! Perhaps by now you have seen or heard in the media about this prevelant complaint referred to as

Text Neck™.

We, at The Text Neck™

Institute, are the pioneers and founders of Text Neck™

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Click below on links:  Text Neck is all over the news.  This may apply to you or someone you love.  Be sure to view!

http://cbs3.com/video/?id=98549@kyw.dayport.com

The Text Neck Institute http://sufferhall.com/2010/02/10/too-much-texting-may-cause-text-neck/

Too Much Texting May Cause Text Neck | Social News Brewed from the Neat & Unfamiliar on SufferHall

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I usually text about 300 text messages a day, I like to stay connect =). So when I found out patients were being treated for "text neck" I said huh, text neck?!  

New York City News WCBS-TV 

http://wcbstv.com/local/healthwatch.text.neck.2.1491827.html

  New York Local News: http://wcbstv.com/video/?id=138721@wcbs.dayport.com

South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com

Text Neck nothing to LOL about
Chiropractors offer ways to stop the pain.
By Liz Doup

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

October 25, 2009

Like lots of teens, Meghan Bradley, 17, of Coral Springs texts about as much as she talks. But her 50 to 200 daily texts became a pain in the neck. Physically.

Dean Fishman, a Plantation chiropractor, diagnosed her with "text neck," a condition he sees in more and more teenagers.

Hours spent texting, working on laptops and playing video games with the neck flexed forward create the problem, he says.

The repetitive motion can alter a normal cervical spine, which has a reversed C curve. When that curve is lost or reversed, it puts undo pressure on the spine, irritating the muscles, nerves and joints.

That can speed up spine degeneration, says Beth Cooper, an Oakland Park chiropractor who also sees teens with neck problems. "It's like your tires wearing out," she says.

Text neck can result in everything from neck and head aches to pain radiating into the shoulders and arms.

"I had this pain in my neck that wasn't horrible, but it still hurt," Bradley says. "I didn't know it could happen from looking down constantly."

To avoid the problem, both Fishman and Cooper advise sitting up straight and bringing your hand-held tech devices up to eye level. Cooper suggests yoga-like stretches. Fishman suggests doing exercises to strengthen the neck.

A few examples:

Neck extensions. Lie face down with arms at your side. Slowly look up at the ceiling, lifting your head and shoulders off the floor. Hold for four to 10 seconds and repeat.

Shoulder retraction. Move shoulder blades back and down, holding for a few seconds and repeat.

Abdominal hallowing. Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor. Your arms should be flat on the floor with your palms up. Suck in your stomach as if you're pulling your belly button down to your spine and hold for four to 10 seconds and repeat.

Liz Doup can be reached at ldoup@Sun Sentinel.com or 954-356-4722.

Copyright © 2009, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Dr. Fishman can be reached at info@text-neck.com or 954-577-6161