article_snippet.sent: Backache is striking us younger than ever – with almost half of the under-30s saying they are battling constant pain.
article_snippet.sent: Experts blame increasingly sedentary lifestyles and an obsession with mobile phones for a sharp rise in the number of young people with back and neck problems.
article_snippet.sent: And they warn that children as young as 12 are seeking treatment.
article_snippet.sent: Some 45 per cent of the under-30s surveyed for British Chiropractic Association said the under-30s surveyed for the British Chiropractic Association had a painful back or neck – up from 28 per cent last year.
article_snippet.sent: Across all age groups, 86 per cent said it was a problem – compared with 77 per cent last year.
article_snippet.sent: Almost one in four said that they are in pain on a daily basis.
article_snippet.sent: Chiropractors blame the increase on days and nights spent sitting hunched over mobile phones and tablet computers.
article_snippet.sent: Rishi Loatey, a chiropractor in North-West London, sees patients who are still at school, including some as young as 12.
article_snippet.sent: The survey of more than 2,100 Britons aged 16-plus also revealed just how sedentary modern life is.
article_snippet.sent: Chiropractor Tim Hutchful of the BCA said: 'We're seeing a rise in the number of people experiencing back and neck-related problems because our modern lifestyle is forcing our to stay seated and I'm concerned that the number of patients under the age of 30 coming through our doors is increasing. '
highlights_snippet.sent: Some 45 per cent of under 30s surveyed said 30s surveyed had painful back or neck .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Survey by British Chiropractic Association showed a 28 per cent yearly rise .
  