Brazilian researchers who monitored 150 young smartphone users have dismissed the idea that looking down at phones throughout the day causes neck strain. The British Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) echoed this, comparing phone use to reading a book—a practice humans have engaged in for centuries with minimal reported issues. According to CSP spokesperson and physiotherapist Ash James, the concept of “text neck” is largely unfounded, describing it as a modern myth with little scientific backing. “The notion of text neck has grown in recent times but there isn’t much evidence behind it