You know it: Using a cellphone is hazardous
to your neck! The forward head posture we all fall [prey|victim]3] to when reading texts or checking the news or watching
the latest reel isn’t healthy. Chiropractic Care
offers gentle treatment for the West Palm Beach neck pain and
associated arm pain which is quite helpful!
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 as a result of smartphone use is on the rise! Young and old alike
experience it. We’re all using our smartphones
while walking, sitting, visiting. (In the old days, we would visit not even thinking about using a phone.
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 newer
study noted that the most awkward posture for
head and neck angles while using cellphones
was sitting in a chair without a backrest. The authors proposed some
comfort in that they found some corrective exercises that help lessen
neck pain severity by 36.6% and disability by 13.3%. (2) Chiropractic Care has a
few exercises in our chiropractic treatment plan that that can help if you’re
interested!
CELL PHONE USE AND HEAD POSTURE: Lift Your Chin
Chiropractic Care also shares how changing your head posture may
help. Comparing asymptomatic people with and without
forward head posture, researchers saw statistically
significant differences in sensorimotor and somatosensory processing factors
with increases in forward head posture. The
positive news was that they also discovered that with each
1° increase in craniovertebral angle of the neck (ie.e. less forward
head posture carriage), the somatosensory factors improved. (3)
Lesson: Lift your chin up!
NECK POSTURE, FORWARD HEAD POSTURE and PHYSICAL FITNESS
Further, forward head posture was shown to influence
sensorimotor processing and integration measures in people whether they were athletic or not. College
athletes with such forward head posture versus those with
normal head posture exhibited such issues as
well as less efficient skill-related physical fitness (like balance, leg power,
agility). (4) Chiropractic Care’s use of the gentle, safe, non-rotational
treatment of painful necks with Cox® Technic may play
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 using The
Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
CONTACT Chiropractic Care
Make your West Palm Beach chiropractic
visit to deal with any neck pain, sensorimotor and/or somatosensory
issues you may be having that are associated with any of your hazardous smartphone practices!