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 is not good for your neck. Minster Chiropractic Center
delivers gentle treatment for the Minster 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 thanks to cell
phone use is rising! Young and old alike
experience it. We’re all on our smartphones
while walking, sitting, visiting. (In the old days, we would 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 regards to age, gender, pain (with or without) and
correlated negatively 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 proposed some
comfort in that there are some corrective exercises that help decrease
neck pain severity by 36.6% and disability by 13.3%. (2) Minster Chiropractic Center 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
Minster Chiropractic Center also shares how changing your head posture may
be beneficial. Comparing asymptomatic people with and without
forward head posture, researchers found statistically
significant differences in sensorimotor and somatosensory processing factors
with increases in forward head posture. The
good news was that they also found that with each
1° increase in craniovertebral angle of the neck (e.g. 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 documented to alter
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 displayed such concerns as
well as less efficient skill-related physical fitness (like balance, leg power,
agility). (4) Minster Chiropractic Center’s use of the gentle, safe, non-rotational
treatment of painful necks with Cox® Technic may have
a role in decreasing 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 describes his chiropractic treatment
of a patient suffering with neck and arm pain implementing The
Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
CONTACT Minster Chiropractic Center
Make your Minster chiropractic
visit to focus on any neck pain, sensorimotor and/or somatosensory
issues you may be experiencing that are related
to any of your hazardous smartphone use!