By Kevin Chen, posted Oct 22, 2012 at 3:24 PM, 1,198 views,

Seven-year-old Kids Gets Cervical Pain After Long-playing of iPad

Light, portable and convenient, Apple’s iPad is tipped to replace textbooks in classrooms and may eventually take over the domain of the laptop computer. But the posture adopted by users could put them at risk of chronic neck and shoulder pain. When using tablets, user’s neck was bent more compared to when using a desktop or laptop computer, especially when the tablet was placed on the lap. Understandably, such a position is going to cause extra strain on neck and shoulder muscles. The damage caused could take a long time to heal, with the risk to young children particularly disturbing. In China, more young kids are getting neck issues for using the iPad. A seven-year-old boy got cervical pain and serious headache after spending too much time for playing his iPad …

The young boys was addicted playing games on his iPad and loves it so much that he usually fall asleep with iPad cuddled in his arms. He started to have serious headache and after an X-ray examination, the doctor told the parents their kids has occurred a change on his cervical lordosis. Due to the lack of necessary exercise, his neck was long-term in an unhealthy state, resulting in damage to the cervical muscles which in turn lead to bone deformation, in the end turn into cervical spondylosis. The kids need 3 to 6 month to fully recover from his cervical pain. The rise of the iPad could prove to be a serious pain in the neck if its ergonomic failings are not addressed. Prolonged use of tablet computers can cause different forms of repetitive strain injuries to your body. Good posture and frequent, short breaks can help minimize these symptoms. So just don’t let your kids stay too long with all the fancy apple gadget, make them run and jump in your backyard.

SOURCE: nddaily (Chinese content)