Risk of Obesity
Watching television and using the computer are believed to be an important environmental factor contributing to the fact that 25% of children in the United States are overweight or obese. Although there is no research that systematically documents a relationship between obesity and computer use, evidence does exist that obesity in children is linked to excessive television watching, that is, five or more hours per day.
Staring at your phone all day might wreck your spine.
Recent research by New York spine surgeon Kenneth Hansraj found that our constant Instagram scrolling and incessant text messaging may be hurting our backs. The study found that when you tilt your head 60 degrees to stare at your phone, you’re putting 60 pounds of pressure on your neck. Previous research also shows that sitting in front of our computers all day can also negatively affect our stature.
Your phone could cause blemishes.
Germs pile up on our phones thanks to our external environment, which could trigger acne or eczema outbreaks, Everyday Health reported. Luckily, the problem can be easily fixed. Experts suggest cleaning and sterilizing your phone, as well as going hands-free whenever possible.
All that messaging may be giving you text claw.
It may not be an official medical diagnosis, but the symptoms are still very real. Any repetitive motor activity, like grasping your phone too much, could cause muscle tension or irritate current conditions like tendonitis. Text claw is the pain you get throughout your wrist and hands after constant use. Sometimes this can lead to tendonitis, which causes wrist pain, aching, numbness, and the loss of strength. It can make small tasks may seem hard to complete. However, this should not be confused with carpal tunnel syndrome, although swelling from tendonitis could cause carpal tunnel.
Too much screen use could could strain your eyes.
Too much eye contact with our screens is exhausting our sight, causing our vision to become blurry and drying out our eyes. Nearly 70 percent of American adults say they’ve experienced symptoms of digital eye strain at some point in their lives, USA Today reported. Prolonged computer use can result in eye strain and impact eyesight in kids as well as adults. Anyone that sits more than 2 hours on a daily basis on the computer is at risk of some degree of computer related eye fatigue.
Constant tech-indulgence may be giving you a headache.
If you stare at a screen for too long, you may experience tension headaches as another result of digital eye strain. Reading dark text on a bright screen can lead to muscle spasms at the temples. To alleviate the pain, adjust the contrast/brightness on your screen.
Other Physical Effects
Since the early years of computer game technology followed by the growing popularity of stand-alone game systems like Nintendo in the 1980s and the rise of the personal computer in the 1990s, playing games has been the predominant computer activity for children overall. Studies indicate, however, that playing computer games exposes children to a number of physical risks, including seizures, hand injuries, and changes in heart rate.
Watching television and using the computer are believed to be an important environmental factor contributing to the fact that 25% of children in the United States are overweight or obese. Although there is no research that systematically documents a relationship between obesity and computer use, evidence does exist that obesity in children is linked to excessive television watching, that is, five or more hours per day.
Staring at your phone all day might wreck your spine.
Recent research by New York spine surgeon Kenneth Hansraj found that our constant Instagram scrolling and incessant text messaging may be hurting our backs. The study found that when you tilt your head 60 degrees to stare at your phone, you’re putting 60 pounds of pressure on your neck. Previous research also shows that sitting in front of our computers all day can also negatively affect our stature.
Your phone could cause blemishes.
Germs pile up on our phones thanks to our external environment, which could trigger acne or eczema outbreaks, Everyday Health reported. Luckily, the problem can be easily fixed. Experts suggest cleaning and sterilizing your phone, as well as going hands-free whenever possible.
All that messaging may be giving you text claw.
It may not be an official medical diagnosis, but the symptoms are still very real. Any repetitive motor activity, like grasping your phone too much, could cause muscle tension or irritate current conditions like tendonitis. Text claw is the pain you get throughout your wrist and hands after constant use. Sometimes this can lead to tendonitis, which causes wrist pain, aching, numbness, and the loss of strength. It can make small tasks may seem hard to complete. However, this should not be confused with carpal tunnel syndrome, although swelling from tendonitis could cause carpal tunnel.
Too much screen use could could strain your eyes.
Too much eye contact with our screens is exhausting our sight, causing our vision to become blurry and drying out our eyes. Nearly 70 percent of American adults say they’ve experienced symptoms of digital eye strain at some point in their lives, USA Today reported. Prolonged computer use can result in eye strain and impact eyesight in kids as well as adults. Anyone that sits more than 2 hours on a daily basis on the computer is at risk of some degree of computer related eye fatigue.
Constant tech-indulgence may be giving you a headache.
If you stare at a screen for too long, you may experience tension headaches as another result of digital eye strain. Reading dark text on a bright screen can lead to muscle spasms at the temples. To alleviate the pain, adjust the contrast/brightness on your screen.
Other Physical Effects
Since the early years of computer game technology followed by the growing popularity of stand-alone game systems like Nintendo in the 1980s and the rise of the personal computer in the 1990s, playing games has been the predominant computer activity for children overall. Studies indicate, however, that playing computer games exposes children to a number of physical risks, including seizures, hand injuries, and changes in heart rate.