February 26, 2021
02/26/2021
3:49 pm
It will likely come as no surprise that most of us have been spending a lot more time starting at screens over the past year.
"Studies have shown that in our high school kids, the amount of screen time they are spending more than four hours a day has doubled," UCSF Sports Medicine Specialist, Dr. Cindy Chang told KCBS Radio's "As Prescribed
."
"Alarmingly, even in our elementary school kids, that amount of screen time - more than four times a day - has doubled in that population," she added.
Dr. Chang's patients are showing up to doctor appointments with more injuries. She blamed all the extra sitting.