Using cellphone walking posture alters and affects balance - News Journal

Using telemvel during walking, especially writing and reading text messages changes the posture and balance, according to a study by the University of Queensland, Australia.

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study examined 26 people posture

The exchange of text messages (SMS) has become one of the most popular forms of communication, but only few studies on their impact on people’s lives.

For the study, scientists at the University of Queensland in Australia, observed body movements of 26 healthy people as they walked and used the mobile phone.

Each

walked to a comfortable pace straight a distance of about eight and a half feet while doing one of trsaes: walking without using telemvel, walking to read a text in telemvel or writing a text message.

Researchers then evaluated

body movements using a system of three-dimensional analysis.

writing text messages and, to a lesser extent, reading text, altered body movements while walking.