Horns on the skull grow: how smartphones affect skeletal changes and is it dangerous - ForumDaily
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Horns on the skull grow: how do smartphones affect skeletal changes and is it dangerous?

Australian scientists studied radiographs of the skull and found outgrowths resembling horns. The researchers suggested that they appeared as a result of the load on the neck when using smartphones.

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The use of smartphones leads to the formation of growths on the skull. This assumption was made by Australian scientists after studying hundreds of radiographs of the head. Their work was published in the journal Scientific Reports, they write “Vesta Israel«.

The study was conducted by Dr. David Shahar and Associate Professor Mark Sayers of the Australian University Sunshine Coast. They examined about 1200 radiographs of the skulls of adults at the age of 18-86 years and found bony outgrowths, resembling horns, on the back of the skull.

Their size ranged from 10-31 mm, and they were most often observed in young men aged 18 to 31 years. Some of the "horns" were so large that they could be felt.

X-ray: Scientific Reports

Scientists have suggested that the horns were formed due to increased pressure on the neck muscles when the head was bent down while using a cell phone. This habit led to changes in the skeleton, which caused the growth of the horns. For a similar reason (mechanical impact), the heel spur on the foot grows.

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Most of the growths do not cause any discomfort and do not require treatment. But as the “horns” grow, they can begin to cause pain, damage nearby tissues and sometimes even threaten life.

Skeleton changes due to the use of smartphones

This study continues the line of earlier work demonstrating the effect of smartphones on skeletal changes. In a report published in Xinem for Spine magazine, researchers showed how the slope associated with using a smartphone affects the configuration of the spine.

“Examination of X-rays has shown that in most cases the neck has a posterior curve,” explained neurosurgeon Dr. Todd Lanman of Cedars Sinai in Los Angeles. “But lately we are seeing bends in the opposite direction due to long hours of smartphone use.”

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Another question is of concern: what will happen to the spine of children who have been using smartphones for a long time and taking an unnatural posture during text messaging.

Previous research has shown that bending the neck forward is equivalent to putting weight on the neck. So, bending at 15° is equivalent to a load of 12 kg, at 30° - 18 kg, at 45° - 22 kg and at 60° - 27 kg.

What are dangerous growths

Are these growths dangerous and do they form in most children? Probably not. Similar growths have been described in the medical literature in the past. An article published in the journal BMJ reported that in some children, such growths caused pain. But such bone growths can appear anywhere - from head to toe.

The authors of the article are not convinced that these outgrowths are dangerous, but they indicate a wrong posture caused by the widespread use of smartphones and computers.

In an interview with Australian media, scientists noted that the problem is easily solved - you just need to avoid poses that place unnecessary stress on different parts of the skeleton.

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