You know this: Looking dow at your smartphone is perilous
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 good for your neck. Wilson Family Chiropractic
delivers gentle treatment for the Millville neck pain and
associated arm pain which is quite helpful!
We also offer some tips on how to use
your cell phone in a better way to protect your spine.
NECK PAIN AND SMART PHONE USE: Exercise May Help
Neck pain related to cell
phone popularity is on the rise! Young and old alike
feel it. We are all on our smartphones
while walking, sitting, visiting. (In the old days, we’d hand
out together without phones.
Today is different!) A
meta-analysis of 26 published papers analyzing neck posture’s influence on 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
correlated negatively with neck pain. (1) A newer
study noted that the most problematic posture for
head and neck angles while using cellphones
was sitting in a chair without a backrest. The authors offered some
comfort in that there are some corrective exercises that help lessen
neck pain severity by 36.6% and disability by 13.3%. (2) Wilson Family Chiropractic 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
Wilson Family Chiropractic also shares how changing your head posture may
be beneficial. Comparing asymptomatic people with and without
forward head posture, researchers saw statistically
significant differences in sensorimotor and somatosensory processing factors
with forward head posture increases. The
good 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 got better. (3)
Lesson: Lift your chin up!
NECK POSTURE, FORWARD HEAD POSTURE and PHYSICAL FITNESS
Further, forward head posture was shown 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 displayed such concerns as
well as less efficient skill-related physical fitness (like balance, leg power,
agility). (4) Wilson Family Chiropractic’s use of the gentle, safe, non-rotational
treatment of painful necks with Cox® Technic may have
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 shares his chiropractic treatment
of a patient suffering with neck and arm pain using The
Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
CONTACT Wilson Family Chiropractic
Make your Millville chiropractic
visit to address any neck pain, sensorimotor and/or somatosensory
issues you may be experiencing that are associated with any of your hazardous smartphone use!