Question

What bones, muscles and joints altered when we are sitting seeing the cellphone?

Answer 1

The forward tilt of the head causes bone spurs which shifts weight from the spine to the muscles at the back of the head, causing bone growth in the connecting tendons and ligaments. The result is a hook or hornlike feature jutting out from the skull, just above the neck. Enlarged external occipital protuberances at the base of the skull is the bone mainly affected due to the habit of looking down at the cellphones for a longer time. People are at a risk of growing bony spikes on the backs of their heads because of this. Abnormally curved spines and hunchbacks are also caused due to long time exposure of cellphones. Disc problems were also known to occur in people who spend a great deal of time looking down with their necks bent to laptops, tablets and cellphones. Neck, shoulders, forearms, eyes are also affected.