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Why your smartphone is causing you ‘text neck’ syndrome (2019)

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This is why VR is a necessity and not a dream. We have evolved to stand straight. It'll be easier to build on top of that adaptation instead of trying to go against it.

You will still want to use your phone, on the go or sitting waiting for someone/something, or slouched on the couch. How does VR (a closed headset isolating you from your environment) help with that? The solution to looking down all the time is looking straight ahead instead. If we suggest ideas, mine is to make phones lighter and and easier to grip so you can hold them up easily and for a longer period of time. And if you suggest a necessity… Let me suggest a standing desk as a necessity.

"Gorilla arm" means that holding up your arm(s) without rest will eventually make them achy and tired, even if you're reading a single sheet of paper.

Standing desks are great, for those who can personally afford them, or can obtain employer accommodation.

For exercises to improve posture and relieve pain, I've been relying on this YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@posturemakeover7165 She's selling a 30-day program, but the introductory material is comprehensive and life-changing.

Can’t agree enough. My back/neck issues amplified during covid, invested in a sit/standing desk together with a stool (varier move, also nice when standing up) after a while; it was worth every cent.

My next, just achieved, goal was to remove my 3-monitors from the setup, I wanted to have more space and move my head/neck more. Bought a VR headset (Pico 4) this friday and setup VirtualDesktop & Immersed (if you want to see your keyboard), what a blast.

The most noticable thing for me was, once the lenses were setup properly, the ‘monitor’ was always clear no matter what position I was in or angle with the monitor; my posture feels less tense already (biggest difference is the position of my chin I think, it doesnt creep towards the monitor anymore.

The image quality really isn’t good enough, pico has 2 4K lenses but it feels like a monitor from 2010 sometimes. Really looking forward to Apples take on VR/AR since it seems to be aimed at replaving a workstation rather than a gaming device.

Id love to try a multi monitor setup from VR and just lay down all day or something

going to a chiropractor can help with this problem and id recommend it to anyone. my curve had almost entirely flattened out and after about 10 adjustments my neck has recovered quite a bit and moved back into curve over 2cm. stilla ways to go though. i notice a lot less numbness in my extremities after prolonged usage of my phone and sitting at a computer. I try to be conscious of this now and hold my phone higher up and try to sit with correct posture. walking out of the chiro office I feel like a new man every time. it's almost a drug like euphoria feeling

Chiropractors are charlatans whose practice has left people permanently injured or dead.

Please don't recommend things that actively harm people.

Instead, go see an actual Physical Therapist.

Healthcare professionals of all types leave people permanently injured or dead all the time. I'm sorry your experience has led you to that conclusion because I've had nothing but positive outcomes

This also helps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT_dFRnmdGs

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