Ways to deal with Tech Neck

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- They call it Tech Neck…and it affects nearly all of us.

Neck and lower back pain is the result of spending days on end hunched over a computer, tablet or smartphone.

It’s a problem that Dr. Jeff Fisher has experienced personally…and something he began to see with increasing frequency in his Chiropractic practice.

Dr. Fisher says there’s a nasty trio of bad habits that generate Tech Neck.

Hours upon hours being hunched over a computer keyboard.

Chiropractor, Dr. Jeff Fisher says these three problems can team up to give you a bad case of “Tech Neck”…a common problem creating an epidemic of pain.

The simple solution is to stop the activity creating the pain.

Doing that isn’t as easy as it sounds.

Tech Neck…one of the latest health concerns that’s a real pain the neck…literally.

Chiropractor Dr. Jeff Fisher has seen a lot of it during his 30 years of treating patients.

He has a simple, but direct approach to solving the problem.

Dr. Fisher has also developed a simple device to help treat the problem.

Technology is great…but it isn’t without its problems.

Many people suffer from Tech Neck…caused by spending all day hunched over a computer keyboard or smartphone.

Chiropractor Dr. Jeff Fisher has treated thousands suffering from the ailment.

Simple things, like good posture, stretching and drinking plenty of fluid are important.

He has also developed a simple device that uses bungees to create traction that draws water into the discs to keep them healthy.