Do YOU have text claw or iPosture? Expert reveals the 21st century ailments caused by smartphones and tablets
Smartphone users check their phones 150 times a day on average
Phone addicts are often easily distracted, suffer disrupted sleep, are tempted to lie about their phone use and can become depressed
Overuse of a smartphone can lead to a phobia of being without it, texting while asleep, phantom vibration syndrome and cybersickness
It can also lead to hand, eye and posture problems, say experts
It is easy to get sucked into whatever is absorbing your attention and collapse your whole torso around your interest, but this is rarely to your advantage. A great way of learning about your patterns and letting go of the ones that don’t serve you is through lessons in the Alexander Technique.
