SALEM – "Text neck" is a real thing and doctors are warning you to watch for signs with your kids.  Â
"Headaches, fatigue, you can just watch someone they are going to be doing this business, rubbing their neck. When you start seeing a kid doing that you just go that's not right. Something's wrong. Kids are supposed to be out playing and exercising. It only gets worse when you age so when you're a kid and you're rubbing your neck it's not good," said Dr. Patrick Kennedy, of Kennedy Chiropractic.
Dr. Kennedy says we should have a forward sloping curve in our neck but we start to bend over when we text or read.
He says as a chiropractor, the problems they used to see in people that are 70 and 80 can now be seen in teens and 20-year olds.
Over time, this can cause digestive, lung, liver and reproductive problems.
He suggests keeping a close eye on your kids and trying to catch it early so you can take steps to fix "text neck".