What is Tech1 Neck and How to Prevent2 it什么是“科技脖”以及如何預(yù)防它

肖雅琪

If you spend a lot of time using phones or computers， you might sometimes feelpain3 in your neck or back. This is what some doctors are calling“tech neck”.

如果你經(jīng)常使用手機(jī)或電腦，你有時(shí)可能會(huì)感到脖子或背部疼痛。這就是一些醫(yī)生所說的“科技脖”。

When you use a computer or a phone， you use the muscles4 in the back of yourneck to look down. If you keep looking down for a long time， the muscles in yourneck have to work hard. This can make them tired and painful.

當(dāng)你使用電腦或手機(jī)時(shí)，你用脖子后方肌肉向下看。如果長(zhǎng)時(shí)間保持低頭姿勢(shì)，脖子上的肌肉就得用力了。這會(huì)讓肌肉疲勞和疼痛。

One human head weighs5 around 5 to 6 kilograms. But if you lean6 your headforward 15 degrees7， the weight that your neck feels will increase to around 12kilograms. It will go up to 27 kilograms at 60 degrees. This is around the same asthree watermelons！ Tech neck can cause headaches8， back pain and more. Here aresome things you can do to prevent it.

一個(gè)人的頭約5 到6 公斤重。但是如果將你的頭向前傾斜15 度，脖子感受到的重量會(huì)增加到12 公斤左右，到60 度時(shí)會(huì)增加到27 公斤。這大約相當(dāng)于三個(gè)西瓜的重量！科技脖會(huì)導(dǎo)致頭痛、背痛等等。你可以采取以下幾個(gè)措施來預(yù)防它。

Don't look down

不要向下看

If you look down when you use your phone， tryto keep it at eye level9. If you use a computer， usinga standing desk might help.

如果你在使用手機(jī)的時(shí)候低頭，試著將手機(jī)保持在眼睛的水平高度。如果你使用電腦，使用立式辦公桌可能會(huì)有幫助。

Talk but don't text

用語音，不要發(fā)消息

If you send a lot of text messages on your phone，you might spend too much time looking down to writethem. Try using voice-to-text. Making more phone callscan help， too.

如果你用手機(jī)發(fā)了很多消息，可能會(huì)花太多時(shí)間低頭打字。嘗試用語音輸入。多打電話也有幫助。

Spend less time looking at screens10

少看屏幕

Some people spend a lot of time looking at screens. Use your free time to dothings that dont need a screen， such as going for a walk.

有些人花大量時(shí)間看屏幕?？梢岳瞄e暇時(shí)間做一些不需要看屏幕的事情，比如去散步。

Notes

1. tech 技術(shù)；學(xué)；工藝；工業(yè)技術(shù)

2. prevent 阻止；阻礙

3. pain 疼痛；傷痛

4. muscle 肌肉

5. weigh 稱；稱……的重量

6. lean 身體；傾斜

7. degree 角的度；度數(shù)

8. headache 頭痛

9. at eye level 齊眼高度

10. screen 屏幕；熒光屏