What is Tech Neck?
Neck pain caused by repetitive strain due to neck flexion during prolonged screen interaction.
On average according to research by the prestigious Mayo Clinic:
- most people spend 3.25 hours per day on their phone
- phones are checked 58 times per day
- 30% of phone users experience neck pain
- 50% of these will continue to experience pain
- chronic neck muscle tightness is a common cause of neck pain
According to the Office of Sational Statistics (ONS) UK:
- 2.9 million people in the UK suffer from Tech Neck
- this number is increasing