How to avoid pain from laptop-itis as you head back to school

Medical experts are cautioning students heading back to campus this fall to take note of their posture when using laptops in order to avoid laptop-itis. Symptoms described by UNC health experts include an aching neck, throbbing head and tingling fingers, but those are just the tip of the iceberg.

Most students returning to school this fall will be bringing a laptop, so laptop-itis is no small matter, despite its silly-sounding name. The issues can magnify as students spend more time on their laptops not just for academic work, but also for recreation activities such as social networking and gaming.