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<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 class='choices' data-correct-choice='strain and injury'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2057/strong_muscles.m4a'><span>strong muscles</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2057/strain_and_injury.m4a'><span>strain and injury</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2057/better_posture.m4a'><span>better posture</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2057/curved_spine.m4a'><span>curved spine</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>

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