You know it: Looking dow at your smartphone is hazardous
to your neck! The forward head posture we all fall [prey|victim]3] to when looking
through texts or checking the news or viewing
the latest reel is not healthy. Apple Country Chiropractic
offers gentle treatment for the Williamson neck pain and
related arm pain which is quite helpful!
We also offer a few tips on how to employ
your cell phone less harmfully to your spine.
NECK PAIN AND SMART PHONE USE: Exercise May Help
Neck pain due to cell
phone use is rising! Young and old alike
feel it. We’re all on our smartphones
while walking, sitting, visiting. (In the old days, we’d visit without phones.
Today is different!) A
meta-analysis of 26 published papers measuring how influential
neck posture is for neck pain patients of all ages
revealed that the craniovertebral angle of the neck varies
among them with respect to age, gender, pain (with or without) and
negatively correlated with neck pain. (1) A recent
study stated that the most problematic posture for
head and neck angles while using smartphones
was sitting in a chair without a backrest. The authors offered some
comfort in that they found some corrective exercises that help reduce
neck pain severity by 36.6% and disability by 13.3%. (2) Apple Country Chiropractic has a
few exercises in our chiropractic treatment plan that that can help if you are
interested!
CELL PHONE USE AND HEAD POSTURE: Lift Your Chin
Apple Country Chiropractic also shares how changing your head posture may
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 discovered that with each
1° increase in craniovertebral angle of the neck (e.g. less forward
head posture carriage), the somatosensory factors improved. (3)
The take-away: Lift your chin up!
NECK POSTURE, FORWARD HEAD POSTURE and PHYSICAL FITNESS
Further, forward head posture was documented to affect
sensorimotor processing and integration measures in both athletic and
non-athletic people. College
athletes with such forward head posture compared to 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 have
a role in reducing neck pain and affecting
related issues. Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Shay Corbin on The Back Doctors Podcast with
Dr. Michael Johnson as he details his chiropractic care
of a patient suffering with neck and arm pain implementing The
Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
CONTACT Apple Country Chiropractic
Schedule your Williamson 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!