Forward head tilting during texting puts enormous stress on cervical spine of neck

There is a newer phrase called text neck. A soon to be published study from Dr. Kenneth Hansraj, chief of spine surgery at New York Spine Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine shows that it puts enormous pressure on the neck and upper back. 
His study found that bending your head at a 60 degree angle to get a better look at your selfie is putting 60 pounds' worth of pressure on your cervical spine. That's more than the weight of the average 7 year old!
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/omg-youre-texting-your-way-to-back-pain/

This is a very important concept for you to understand. We now know from MRI research studies that many asymptomatic (no pain) people have rotator cuff and other tendon and cartilage tears, and these increase with age. This is also true in other parts of the body. So the bottom line is that a tear visualized on an MRI may not be causing a patient's pain. This leads to much unnecessary surgery. I treat many patients who have had unsuccessful surgery. 
Remember what I heard a chiropractic doctor say " I can take an MRI of your phone and it would show me everything in the phone, but it would not tell me if your phone was ringing" 

http://bangordailynews.com/2014/11/06/health/blogs-and-columns/got-shoulder-pain-dont-assume-its-a-rotator-cuff-tear/

Tips to reduce pain with sitting

I frequently explain to patients that the body is made for movement...and excessive inactivity such as with sitting is detrimental to health. Here are some tips from Dr. Steve Conway, the spokesperson for the American Chiropractic Society.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/06/sitting-pain-infographic-work-injuries-desk_n_6003922.html

Back Surgery: Too Many, Too Costly and Too Ineffective

Most people experience back pain, and much more often than not, it's caused by something that doesn't require extreme intervention, like a tumor, fracture, infection, etc. When back pain strikes, chiropractic is a great first choice, but too many people end up taking medication – or even worse, they end up in a vicious cycle of medical care that eventually can lead to the operating room – for back pain that could have been managed conservatively in the overwhelming majority of cases. That's something to think about the next time your back hurts.

http://www.toyourhealth.com/mpacms/tyh/article.php?id=1447&pagenumber=3