In The News: School of Public Health

Cincinnati Enquirer

Simply Money Advisors discuss how using a tablets and phones could cause damage to your neck.

Las Vegas Review Journal

The difference between distracted driving and distracted walking? One is a well-known, dangerous behavior that everybody agrees should be avoided. The other is a potentially harmful behavior that most of us barely think about.

Las Vegas Review Journal

A new report identifies Las Vegas as having some of the most polluted air among U.S. metropolitan areas, but a local air quality official says the findings “scream of bias.”

Ladders

Your smartphone device can be a literal pain in your neck, according to a new study from University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Researchers found that the overwhelming majority —84.6%— of tablet computer users are suffering from an “iPad neck,” or neck stiffness, soreness, and aches associated with tablet use.

Moneyish

Tablets are a pain in the neck. Literally.

Irish Examiner

Most of us have had a morning where we’ve woken up with a dull ache in the back of our neck, feeling as though we’ve slept in a funny position.

AOL

A tablet can give a user — especially a woman — a serious crick in the neck.

Marie Claire

An American study shows that back pains could be due to our tablets. And it affects women more.

TODAY

The length of time spent on a tablet didn’t matter as much as the user’s posture. Here's how to avoid discomfort.

Top Sante` (France)

Spending too much time on tablets causes back pain, especially for women.

Thanh Nien (Vietnam)

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.

India TV

Researchers suggest that using back support while sitting on chair for long hours and exercising can help in reducing the back and neck pain.