The use of mobile phones and laptops can increase the risk of dementia, a physiotherapist has warned.
Analysis suggests that the posture people adopt while using their devices can reduce blood flow to the brain, leading to cognitive decline.
Dr. Solomon Abrahams has reviewed research on this topic and says that ’emerging evidence and clinical trials have highlighted the potential impacts on cognitive and neurological health’.
He said: ‘The sustained pressure on the arteries from holding your head in a forward position, as many people do when looking at their phone, can lead to a chronic reduction in the diameter of those arteries, potentially reducing the amount of blood reduced. reach the brain.
Using mobile phones and laptops could increase the risk of dementia, a physiotherapist warns (Stock Image)
Analysis suggests that the posture people adopt while using their devices can reduce blood flow to the brain, leading to cognitive decline (Stock Image)
Any narrowing in these blood vessels can cause a decrease in blood flow to the brain, resulting in several brain-related diseases.”
Dr. Abrahams, who teaches at the Imperial College of Medicine and University College London, added: ‘We are all guilty of it.
‘Alzheimer’s will become more common as the population ages, but this research suggests that our daily habits of poor posture, from staring at our phones, are a possible cause of an increase in the number of cases.’
He also said that “my advice is to keep your phone somewhere where you don’t have to bend over,” adding, “Take a positive step in the health of your spine and brain by using your phone when you stretch your neck can keep in its natural position. alignment, and if you use a laptop, adjust your work environment to support healthy posture.”