rentao_15
18th Jul '07 Wed, 21:46
:thumbsup: Using laptops is damaging our backs::thumbsup:
Booming sales of laptops have led to surge in the number of computer users with back and muscles problems, experts have warned.
Girls as young as 12 are being diagnosed with nerve damage caused by slouching over screens, a group of leading chiropractors said.
Millions of others are at risk of “irretrievable damage” to their spines, necks and shoulders because of poor posture when using laptops, it was claimed.
Back specialists says as many as four in five patients have chronic nerve damage caused by working on portable PC’s. The problem is being driven by falling prices and increasing availability of wireless technology, which makes portable computers more attractive.
A common problem is perching a laptop on the legs so users stare down at the screen and put strain on their necks, spines, and legs.
London-based chiropractor, Michael Durntall, was among those calling for more research into the issue. He said he had seen dozens of X-rays showing signs of degeneration in the joints of regular laptop users. “I also see many people in their twenties and thirties with dowager’s hump – a rounding at the base of the neck – after only a few years of looking down at a small screen while sitting slumped on a chair for long periods.”
any comments... hihihi.. :noidea: :thumbsup:
Booming sales of laptops have led to surge in the number of computer users with back and muscles problems, experts have warned.
Girls as young as 12 are being diagnosed with nerve damage caused by slouching over screens, a group of leading chiropractors said.
Millions of others are at risk of “irretrievable damage” to their spines, necks and shoulders because of poor posture when using laptops, it was claimed.
Back specialists says as many as four in five patients have chronic nerve damage caused by working on portable PC’s. The problem is being driven by falling prices and increasing availability of wireless technology, which makes portable computers more attractive.
A common problem is perching a laptop on the legs so users stare down at the screen and put strain on their necks, spines, and legs.
London-based chiropractor, Michael Durntall, was among those calling for more research into the issue. He said he had seen dozens of X-rays showing signs of degeneration in the joints of regular laptop users. “I also see many people in their twenties and thirties with dowager’s hump – a rounding at the base of the neck – after only a few years of looking down at a small screen while sitting slumped on a chair for long periods.”
any comments... hihihi.. :noidea: :thumbsup: