Almost every modern person has a mobile phone, with which he spends a lot of time. This is direct communication, including in social networks, the study of some information materials and humorous sites, the selection and listening of music, watching the news and weather. Why, a smartphone today has become a convenient tool for work, almost a mobile office - in it you can install and successfully use any programs for running your own business.
Statistics have established that this year the number of mobile phones will approach 5 billion - a record high in human history. However, despite the obvious benefits for humans and their activities, smartphones are just a scourge of our society. And a destructive factor of influence on the human body.
What effect mobile devices have on the human body
Medicine includes “text neck” syndrome, which refers to changes in the state of a person's cervical spine under the influence of constant use of the phone. So, a person tilts his head at an angle of 45 degrees in relation to the body, which increases the load on the spine by 22 times. The constant position of the head causes tension in the muscles of the neck, provokes the likelihood of pinched nerves and even the development of an intervertebral hernia.
Physiological changes with constant use of gadgets have gone further. So, according to a study started in 2016, due to the constant tilt of the head, problems arise not only with the neck, but such a load leads to the formation of bone spurs in the lower back of the skull. The process of their formation is similar to the appearance of corns. Previously, similar growths were recorded only in the elderly, but now such pathologies are found mainly in young people aged 18-35, the percentage of such changes is growing. Although horny growths have not yet been studied in detail, scientists believe they cause headaches, as well as tension in the muscles of the back and neck.
Traffic obstruction. A ban on the use of mobile phones while driving has already entered into force, violation of which is punishable by a fine. All driver's attention should be focused on the road and the driving process. Now similar measures are being introduced for pedestrians: the Hong Kong authorities have issued a law prohibiting the use of a smartphone in the subway. When a person is focused on the screen of the gadget, he has poor control over the path of his movement, inattentively looks around (the viewing angle decreases from 60 to 10 degrees), becomes a dangerous participant in the movement and causes congestion.
Psychological dependence is, perhaps, a well-documented fact that causes the fear of doctors. According to the survey, more than 70% immediately after getting up check their phone, more than half of people constantly use gadgets on vacation, more than 40% of those surveyed will not be able to live without a smartphone even for a week. The absence of a mobile phone causes anxiety, anxiety, the desire to constantly poke at the screen. A similar study from South Korea five years ago showed that 25% of students are susceptible to smartphone addiction syndrome.
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Conclusion: a reasonable approach to their use and compliance with safety measures, as well as the promotion of this approach and technology, can prevent the harmful effects of smartphones and other modern gadgets.