What Is ‘Text Neck’ and Do You Have It?

People who text while walking have a significantly higher risk of injury compared to those who are alert while navigating busy city streets on foot, according to research from the University of British Columbia.Kikovic/iStock

The parents of a 14-year-old girl were amazed to learn that their daughter developed a medical condition that results from looking down at her phone constantly.

“I always look down at my phone,” Sarah Atchinson, the girl, said after a checkup in Littleton, Colo.