Study: Texting while walking may pose health risk

Texting on the move may affect posture and balance, exposing the mobile phone user to danger, new research has found.

Walking while texting can lead to increased head movement and disrupt balance, researchers found. Credit: PA

Participants in the Australian study walked at a comfortable pace in a straight line over a distance of around 28 feet as their body movements were analysed in three dimensions.

The 26 healthy volunteers were asked either to walk without a phone, or to walk while reading or typing a text.

