Smartphones have become essential in our daily lives, especially among young people. Today, almost 80% of French people use a smartphone every day, and this rate continues to increase each year.
Among 15–29 year olds, 94% own a smartphone—almost everyone.
And it's not just a matter of possession: we check our phones dozens of times a day, sometimes even every 5 minutes according to some surveys.
How much time do we really spend on our phones?
80% of the population uses their smartphone daily.
In some groups, people spend several hours a day on their phones, especially for social media, videos, or messaging.
24% of 8-18 year olds would not last more than 1 hour without their smartphone, indicating a very strong dependence.
What this means for our body
When we use a smartphone, we almost always adopt the same position:
head tilted forward, rounded back, neck bent towards the screen.
This behavior is so common that it has a name in ergonomics: "Text Neck" or forward head posture.
Studies show that:
Up to 62% of users exhibit this posture associated with intensive smartphone use.
Using phones for more than 4 hours a day is linked to an increase in neck pain among students.
Research shows that prolonged head-down posture increases the risk of tension and pain in the neck and upper back.
What this means in daily life
Young adults and students are spending more and more time on their phones.
This frequent use often leads to an unnatural posture, with the head tilted forward.
In the long term, this type of posture can be a factor in pain, muscle fatigue, and postural discomfort, even if it's not always discussed.
The smartphone is not just a habit; it is now the most used device daily, especially by young people.
And the longer we look at the screen, the more the head posture shifts forward—a posture that stresses the neck and back abnormally.
Without going into technical details, it is interesting to become aware of this habit to preserve one's posture... and one's long-term health.
Ocilys offers intelligent assistance to reduce this forward head posture, which has become so common with smartphone use.