{"id":15767,"date":"2016-02-16T17:21:57","date_gmt":"2016-02-16T17:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ionclinics.com\/blog\/whatsapp-injuries-neck-fingers-wrists\/"},"modified":"2025-05-28T13:23:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T11:23:52","slug":"whatsapp-injuries-neck-fingers-wrists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ionclinics.com\/en\/blog\/whatsapp-injuries-neck-fingers-wrists\/","title":{"rendered":"Whatsapp injuries for neck, fingers and wrists"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whatsapp<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0is living a big increase and spread\u00a0of its use, but this leads\u00a0to a\u00a0growth of\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>the dangers and the injuries<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong> caused by <\/span><\/span><\/span>use of mobile phones<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>. Kenneth K. Hansraj<\/a>, chief of spine surgery at New York Spine Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine, made a study showing how the position of the neck while reading or texting increases the weigth of the head on the neck<\/a>. In addition to this, <\/span><\/span><\/span>wrists and fingers<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span> may suffer from some problems, the so called \u201cWhatsAppitis<\/a>\u201d.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

These are just some of the side effects of the arrival\u00a0of touchscreens in our life.<\/p>\n

Whatsapp dangers for the neck<\/h2>\n

The most common injuries produced by the use of Whatsapp<\/strong> are known as Text Neck<\/a>. This syndrome causes pain, soreness and tightness in the area of the neck and cervical spine<\/strong>\u00a0due\u00a0to the position of the neck and the head that tilts forward.<\/p>\n

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We found an interesting research<\/a> about the problems that may be caused by Whatsapp<\/strong>: there is a direct link among neck flexion, extension of the head, the weight and the pressure on the cervical spine and the neck<\/a>.\u2028The research, by the American surgeon Kenneth Hansraj<\/strong> includes an interesting infographic that shows the link between the flexion and the pounds that the neck has to carry.<\/p>\n

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Kenneth Hansraj, author of the study<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

How to calculate and value the damage that Whatsapp is doing to our neck? Doctor Kenneth Hansraj<\/strong> created a model of the spine to calculate the pressure (extracted in Newtons and then turned to pounds). As standards values, he calculates that the head and the neck have a weight of 60 Newtons (13,50 pounds) and the gravity center is situated 18 centimeters on top of the C7 vertebra.<\/p>\n

Hansraj stated that the weight hold by the spine drastically increases when we tilt the head forward<\/strong> modifying its\u00a0usual angle. So far, it is the only research<\/strong> about the pressure suffered by the neck when you amplify the angle tilting the head forward. Moving the neck, we change the gravity center and the actual weight that it has to hold (up to 60 pounds with a 60\u00b0 tilt).<\/p>\n

According to the study, the best position is the one where the ears are aligned to the shoulders<\/strong>. The research also highlights that we usually spend from 2 to 4 hours per day with our head tilted<\/strong>: to read,\u00a0 to use our mobile phones or writing on Whatsapp. This sums up to an average of 700 to 1.400 hours per year, that could reach 5.000 hours if we are talking about\u00a0students.
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