When we do the same movements with our bodies over and over again, we overuse some muscles. And that overuse can lead to strain and injury. Sometimes those problems can come from doing sports. But exercise professionals say they are now seeing another cause for muscle problems: hand-held technology devices. Staring down at your phone or tablet for long periods of time puts great tension on your neck and spine. Many people who use tech devices also hunch their shoulders forward. Experts say this posture puts strain on the entire upper body. Muscle strain linked to hand-held technology has become such a common condition that it now has a name: tech neck. Kimberly Fielding, an exercise teacher in New York City, explains that constantly looking down at our devices creates an unnatural curve in our spine. This can cause nerve pain and other problems.
Title: 'Tech Neck'
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2057/tech_neck.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title=''Tech Neck'' data-article-id='2575'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='9583'>When we do the same movements with our bodies over and over again, we overuse some muscles.</span> <span data-start-time='9583' data-end-time='15083'>And that overuse can lead to strain and injury.</span> <span data-start-time='15083' data-end-time='20604'>Sometimes those problems can come from doing sports.</span> <span data-start-time='20604' data-end-time='31583'>But exercise professionals say they are now seeing another cause for muscle problems: hand-held technology devices.</span> <span data-start-time='31583' data-end-time='41438'>Staring down at your phone or tablet for long periods of time puts great tension on your neck and spine.</span> <span data-start-time='41438' data-end-time='47396'>Many people who use tech devices also hunch their shoulders forward.</span> <span data-start-time='47396' data-end-time='54083'>Experts say this posture puts strain on the entire upper body.</span> <span data-start-time='54083' data-end-time='65708'>Muscle strain linked to hand-held technology has become such a common condition that it now has a name: tech neck.</span> <span data-start-time='65708' data-end-time='79583'>Kimberly Fielding, an exercise teacher in New York City, explains that constantly looking down at our devices creates an unnatural curve in our spine.</span> <span data-start-time='79583' data-end-time='84167'>This can cause nerve pain and other problems.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2057/tech_neck.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=9229 data-hint-location='54083' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2057/what_does_strain_mean.m4a'>What does strain mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='injure or weaken'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2057/use_a_device.m4a'><span>use a device</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2057/hunch_forward.m4a'><span>hunch forward</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2057/common_condition.m4a'><span>common condition</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2057/injure_or_weaken.m4a'><span>injure or weaken</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=9230 data-hint-location='20604' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2057/what_is_causing_muscle_problems.m4a'>What is causing muscle problems?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='technology devices'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2057/using_computers.m4a'><span>using computers</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2057/standing_tall.m4a'><span>standing tall</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2057/poor_nutrition.m4a'><span>poor nutrition</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2057/technology_devices.m4a'><span>technology devices</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=9231 data-hint-location='9583' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2057/over_use_can_lead_to__blank_.m4a'>Over use can lead to <span class='blank'>strain and injury</span>.</div><div 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