"A survey by the British Chiropractic Association has found that one in four of us complain of a sore neck, back or shoulder due to using or carrying gadgets. Not surprising when you consider that two-thirds carry at least two items of technology around with them. A typical notebook, smartphone and e-reader have a combined weight of 2Kg or 4.4lbs."
So says this story on the dailymail.co.uk website by Claire Bates. Modern day Britons are becoming increasingly obsessed with technological gadgets and it's causing us problems.
Laptops are seen to cause the most problems, but tablets and smartphones are also right up there in the running.
Although this online survey of over 2,000 adults was commissioned a couple of years ago in order to support Backcare Awareness Week (17th - 23rd October 2011) it does offer some excellent advice on how to avoid these postural problems when using these devices. Find out what you can do here.
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