Television and Computer has now become a necessity in every household now-a-days, but are we aware of the ill effects that can occur due to excessive viewing of these electronic media?

A research conducted by Torbjørn Torsheim from the University of Bergen, Norway along with his other fellow members to study the relationship between the use of media by the adolescent population and the different physical complaints like headache and backache.

Researchers gathered data and noted a relationship between the specific types of screen based activities and particular physical complaints which had fewer effects than those in girls who suffered form headache due to tremendous use of computer and television and not gaming.

Besides, they also found out that headache, back pain, neck and shoulder pain are all due to the increased screen based activities like computer games, television and other computer based entertainment, which are a major distraction in the lives of the adolescents.

The physical complaints are not due to the type of screen based activity they are associated with, but due to the inappropriate and prolonged usage of these electronic gadgets. Although being a savior and helping adolescents avoid the instances of boredom, television and computer should not be recognized as the only form of entertainment, because the amount of time spent by the adolescents, are only responsible for the rising and persistent physical complaints.