Why Orthopedists Warn About “Text Neck” Becoming a Generational Issue

A few years ago, I caught myself in a mirror while scrolling through emails on my phone. My head was pitched forward, shoulders rounded, spine curved like a question mark. I laughed it off—until a few weeks later, I started waking up with stiffness that crept from my neck into my shoulders. A chiropractor friend called it by name: text neck.