Your smartphone is changing your body. Doctors say most people don’t know it’s happening

Ask most people what their phone is costing them, and they’ll point to their attention or sleep. But research suggests the cost may also be physical. Doctors are now using the informal term “phone body” to describe changes that follow years of hunching, squinting, and scrolling. On average, Americans spend about seven hours a day looking at screens, according to DataReportal. It’s a norm the physical body adapts to over time. Inc. spoke with a spine surgeon, a vision scientist, and a medical…