{"id":18679,"date":"2014-06-13T21:40:41","date_gmt":"2014-06-13T21:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sciatica.com\/?p=266"},"modified":"2023-06-08T14:07:40","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T14:07:40","slug":"technology-posture-and-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sciatica.com\/blog\/technology-posture-and-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Nima Salari warns, &#8220;Don&#8217;t let technology get you off track!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xxs-12\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sciatica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-10.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sciatica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-10.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.sciatica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-10-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.sciatica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-10-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.sciatica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-10-420x315.webp 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<p>Dr. Nima Salari was interviewed by Channel 3 News on how our high-tech life can wreak havoc on our posture and our health and gives some tips on how to counter bad habits that come with increased phone and computer usage.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"uk-h3\">Our high-tech life can wreak havoc on posture, health<\/h2>\n<p><em>by Natalie Brand |\u00a0June 24, 2014<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>PHOENIX<\/strong> &#8212; Modern life may be taking a toll on your health.<\/p>\n<p>Research is still being done, but at least one study out of Europe links increased time in front of computers with greater neck and back pain in adolescents.<\/p>\n<p>Phones and computers are terrible for our posture. Being locked in a hunched position can be literally a pain in the neck. 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