Cell Phones Affecting Our Lives

Have you ever wondered what life was like before mobile phones? Today’s generation has carried cell phones around for most of their lives. Let’s frighten the younger generation by telling them what the world was like before mobile phones (Clark). When you arrived at your friend’s house you honked your car horn or went inside to get them instead of making a phone call. Rather than sending Snapchats or following somebody on Twitter, you actually talked to them. People seem to be born with mobile phones in their hand in today’s world (Ehrenkrona). Life was so much different before mobile phones, but are they positively or negatively affecting our daily lives?
In the 1870’s when the telephone was introduced it was regarded as a luxury for wealthy people (Ehrenkrona). Prior to 1973, most mobile technology was limited to phones installed in cars and other vehicles, referred to as “car phones” (Borgobello). On …show more content…
When we are texting it puts our bodies into an unnatural position (VanWingen). Our shoulders are rolled forward, head down, neck flexed (VanWingen). Positioning the body like this puts excessive strain on ourselves. Data shows how resting the neck like we do while texting can place a tremendous amount of stress on the spine of the neck (VanWingen). However, that’s not the only health issue we have to look at when it comes to using our phones. According to the Pew Research Center’s data in 2012, 1800 texts a month are sent by the average American teenager (VanWingen). These movements of texting with extended wrists and rapid movement of the thumb can cause a “cramped sawing motion” of the thumb tendons says Jeffrey VanWingen M.D (VanWingen). These tendons can develop inflammation causing pain and reduced abilities (VanWingen). It’s known as DeQuervain’s Syndrome or “texting thumb” (VanWingen). These health issues can be easily looked over, but they are