You know it: Looking dow at your smartphone is perilous
to your neck! The forward head posture we all fall [prey|victim]3] to when reviewing texts or checking the news or watching
the latest reel isn’t good for your neck. Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation
delivers gentle treatment for the Tonawanda neck pain and
related arm pain which is very beneficial!
We also offer a few hints on how to use
your cell phone less harmfully to your spine.
NECK PAIN AND SMART PHONE USE: Exercise May Help
Neck pain related to smartphone popularity is on the rise! Young and old alike
feel it. We are all using our smartphones
while walking, sitting, visiting. (In the old days, we’d visit not even thinking about using a phone.
Today is different!) A
meta-analysis of 26 published papers analyzing how influential
neck posture is for neck pain patients of all ages
documented that the craniovertebral angle of the neck differs
among them with regards to age, gender, pain (with or without) and
correlated negatively with neck pain. (1) A recent
study stated that the most awkward posture for
head and neck angles while using smartphones
was sitting in a chair without a backrest. The authors proposed some
comfort in that there are some corrective exercises that help reduce
neck pain severity by 36.6% and disability by 13.3%. (2) Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation has a
few exercises in our chiropractic treatment plan that we’d be happy to share if you’re
interested!
CELL PHONE USE AND HEAD POSTURE: Lift Your Chin
Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation also shares how changing your head posture might
help. Comparing asymptomatic people with and without
forward head posture, researchers documented statistically
significant differences in sensorimotor and somatosensory processing factors
with forward head posture increases. The
positive news was that they also found that with each
1° increase in craniovertebral angle of the neck (ie.e. less forward
head posture carriage), the somatosensory factors got better. (3)
Lesson: Lift your chin up!
NECK POSTURE, FORWARD HEAD POSTURE and PHYSICAL FITNESS
Further, forward head posture was shown to alter
sensorimotor processing and integration measures in both athletic and
non-athletic people. College
athletes with such forward head posture versus those with
normal head posture exhibited such concerns as
well as less efficient skill-related physical fitness (like balance, leg power,
agility). (4) Our use of the gentle, safe, non-rotational
treatment of neck pain with Cox® Technic may play
a role in decreasing neck pain and influencing
related issues. Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Shay Corbin on The Back Doctors Podcast with
Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes his chiropractic care
of a patient suffering with neck and arm pain implementing The
Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
CONTACT Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation
Make your Tonawanda chiropractic
visit to deal with any neck pain, sensorimotor and/or somatosensory
issues you may be experiencing that are related
to any of your hazardous smartphone habits!