‘Text neck’ – the idea that craning over phones causes aches – does not exist, experts say

“TEXT neck” — the idea that craning over phones causes aches — does not exist, experts say.

The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy said looking at phones is no different to reading a book, “which we have done for centuries with few alarms”.

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Spokesman Ash James added: “I doubt the ancient Greeks suffered from scroll neck.”

A study of 150 young adults in Brazil found no link between “text neck and neck pain”.

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Mr James said: “Text neck isn’t an epidemic — it isn’t even a thing.

“The notion of text neck has grown in recent times but as this research indicates, there isn't much evidence behind it.

“Pain in the neck is very rarely down to one single cause.”