Yoga for management of text neck Syndrome

Dr. S. Lakshmi Kandhan; Guru Deo; Elanchezhiyan Devarajan

Yoga for management of text neck Syndrome

Exploring the benefits of yoga in managing text neck Syndrome

by Dr. S. Lakshmi Kandhan*, Guru Deo, Elanchezhiyan Devarajan,

- Published in Journal of Advances and Scholarly Researches in Allied Education, E-ISSN: 2230-7540

Volume 19, Issue No. 4, Jul 2022, Pages 194 - 197 (4)

Published by: Ignited Minds Journals

ABSTRACT

“Text neck is a condition due to repetitive stress or overuse in the region of neck, induced by long term use of smart phone or computer devices with bent the head downward and not moving for long time. Due to frequent flexion of neck can change the curvature of cervical spine, supporting structures like ligaments, tendons, muscles, the bony parts, causing changes in body posture and induce pain on the neck and associated areas. Yoga practice can bring back the head and spine into proper alignment by strengthens the supporting structures like ligaments, muscles of neck and back.

KEYWORD

text neck Syndrome, repetitive stress, overuse, smart phone, computer devices, neck curvature, cervical spine, ligaments, tendons, muscles, body posture, pain, yoga practice, alignment, supporting structures