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VIDEO: Cellphone overuse leading to 'text neck'

Posted at 8:06 AM, Dec 14, 2015
and last updated 2015-12-14 11:06:23-05

Many of us use cellphones for long periods throughout a given day -- unaware of the serious damage we are inflicting on our bodies.

Some experts now say pain associated with cellphone overuse -- known as "text neck" -- is on the rise among kids.

In the video player above, watch 10News reporter Jeff Lasky's full report on "text neck" and a program teaching pain prevention that is making its way around schools.