9 Health Hazards of Sitting Too Much

8. Neck strain

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Few people have perfectly-designed chairs, desks or work areas which often leads them to assume unnatural positions, such as leaning forward to see a computer screen or tilting their head to support a telephone handset. The result could be a strain of the cervical vertebrae, which can end up causing permanent damage.