iPad shoulder becomes the latest modern life affliction

Using an iPad or other tablet computers can be bad for your shoulders as they encourage people to hunch over the screen, Harvard research suggests.

The millions of people who use the devices, hailed as a bridge between laptops and mobile phones, are also at risk of neck injuries, claims a new study.
Researchers found that the flexibility and convenience tablet computers are hailed for could actually be harming users, especially if held on their laps.

They are at risk of "iPad shoulder" or "iPad neck" because holding a tablet low down means its user has to gaze downwards more sharply, increasing the pressure on their joints.
Scientists say that iPads and other tablet computers should be held higher or placed in a special case that allows them to sit upright on a table, similar to a conventional desktop computer.
The research team, from the prestigious Harvard School of Public Health in the United States, asked 15 people to use an iPad and similar Motorola tablet in a variety of different ways, as well as with and without a special case.




By Richard Alleyne5:23PM GMT 25 Jan 2012
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/9039016/iPad-shoulder-becomes-the-latest-modern-life-affliction.html

Category: Tablets