Are Horns Forming at the Back of Our Heads from Too Much Screen Time?

Bones Spurs like Horns

In today’s digital world, we spend hours each day looking down at our phones, tablets, and laptops. Over time, this “tech neck” posture can do more than just cause stiffness and pain — it may actually change the structure of our bones.

Our younger patients have spent a greater percentage of their lives than previous generations with a forward head posture while using devices. When the body experiences long-term stress, it adapts by laying down extra bone. This is the same process that causes heel spurs with plantar fasciitis or arthritic bone changes in the spine.

A study highlighted in Time Magazine revealed that people are now developing small bone spurs — sometimes called “horns” — at the back of the skull. These form where tendons from the posterior neck muscles attach, and they calcify as a response to the chronic tension of leaning forward.

To make matters worse, every inch your head moves forward from its natural midline position adds about ten pounds of stress to your neck and upper spine — up to sixty pounds in total! That’s a lot of extra weight for your body to carry every day.

At Performance Family Chiropractic in Apex, NC, we see firsthand how chronic forward head posture can affect not just the neck, but the entire spine. Through gentle chiropractic adjustments, postural exercises, and personalized guidance, we help patients restore proper alignment and prevent long-term changes like bone spurs.

If you’re noticing stiffness, neck pain, or posture changes from too much screen time, we’d love to help you find relief and get your spine back on track. Call or visit Performance Family Chiropractic today — your neck will thank you!

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