In The News: Department of Environmental and Occupational Health
Spending too much time on tablets causes back pain, especially for women.
New research in the United States shows that neck pain due to the use of iPads and tablets can affect women more than men, and the posture is the biggest contributor to pain.
Researchers suggest that using back support while sitting on chair for long hours and exercising can help in reducing the back and neck pain.
Tablets and smartphones can cause people to slouch and tilt their head downward for long periods of time. Now, new findings reveal who is most at risk of developing neck strain from this habit — sometimes known as iPad neck — and why time spent using devices is not the biggest factor.
Carried out by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas along with researchers from hospitals and physical therapy centers across Southern Nevada, the new study surveyed 412 participants (135 men and 275 women) who used touchscreen tablet computers.
Some 70 percent of female tablet users develop ongoing pain in their neck and shoulders compared to just 30 percent of men, a US study found.
New US research has found that neck pain caused by using iPads and tablets could be affecting women more than men -- and that poor posture is the biggest factor contributing to pain.
The Department of Physical Therapy at a Nevada university has conducted a study that suggests that bad posture when using a tablet causes permanent neck and shoulder pain. Health problems of this nature are called iPad neck.
UNLV is working to make some of the oldest homes in Las Vegas safer.
The Clark County School District is contesting a construction company’s plans to temporarily open a second asphalt plant near Spring Valley High School.
A homeowner in one Las Vegas neighborhood has health concerns about long-term exposure to dust from a neighboring construction site.
After a wide backlash, Metro Police is now saying the “Choose Purity” event it co-sponsored last weekend in North Las Vegas linking premarital sex with death wasn’t about mortality, or even just sex, for that matter.
