“These exercises increase flexibility in the tight muscles (chest), restore postural alignment and increase firing of muscle stabilizers. If you spend a long time in the 'text neck' position, you have to spend at least the same amount, if not more in the opposite position in order for the neck to stay in balance,” says Dr. “Because people are so reliant on their phones, they mentally are so lost in their work that they lose track of their posture. You may not be able to completely eliminate looking down at your phone, there are exercises you can perform that will help counteract some of the tension placed on your neck and back, and prevent larger issues form arising. For every inch forward you hold your head, the weight carried down through the spine increases by 10 pounds.
