Minster Chiropractic Center Improves Forward Head Posture with Minster Chiropractic Care and Exercise
Minster Chiropractic Center guesses that you are experiencing most likely one of these things right now: tight jaw, stiff shoulders edging up toward your ears, chin tipping down, head jutting forward on your neck. And if you are on your cellphone reading this, you are likely doing all of these at once! Forward head carriage or forward head posture (that Wikipedia (1) calls “Justin Bieber Head” and "iHunch"!) is familiar to most all of us. Cell phone use, improper computer screen set-up, and stress may all play a role. This posture causes our 10 pound heads to stick out and off of our necks. Not a pretty image or healthy situation! Minster Chiropractic Center can help!
FORWARD HEAD CARRIAGE / FORWARD NECK POSTURE EXPLAINED
What is it? Forward head carriage happens when your neck juts forward over your first spinal vertebra, C1 (cervical vertebra 1). Each inch forward increases the weight on your neck by 10 pounds. (2) That adds up! What results? Neck pain. Shoulder stiffness. Pain between the shoulders. Fatigue. Headache. Arm pain. Jaw pain. Do you feel it?
FORWARD HEAD CARRIAGE / FORWARD NECK POSTURE HELPED
What is relieving? It may appear that since it is a neck issue treating the neck and directing care to the neck itself only would help most in correcting the issue and any related pain. A group of researchers showed that this isn’t necessarily the case. They compared neck mobilization treatment (plus stabilization exercise) to thoracic spine (upper back) mobilization treatment (plus stabilization exercise. They discovered that delivering thoracic spine mobilization treatment plus stabilization exercise worked better. Pain, disability, and global rating of change by patients all improved along with their craniovertebral angle when standing as well as their cervical extension posture. (3) Minster Chiropractic Center uses Cox® Technic, a comfortable stretching treatment for the neck and thoracic spine that is quite effective for spinal issues like this. Minster Chiropractic Center makes sure that our Minster chiropractic patients with forward head posture get their thoracic spines treated! Minster Chiropractic Center also urges our [[targeltocation]] chiropractic care patients with forward head carriage to do their share, too, by performing the stabilization and other recommended exercises!
SIMPLE TIPS FOR FORWARD NECK POSTURE CORRECTION
A few simple things help a lot. Align your computer screen level with your line of vision. Stretch frequently while doing inactive work (computer, desk, TV). Consciously modify your standing posture so you are upright. Lean into a wall with your shoulders, head, hips all are coming in contact with the wall. Listen and vigilantly perform any neck strengthening exercises your Minster chiropractor suggests. Minster Chiropractic Center will keep the exercises simple so our Minster chiropractic patients will do them!
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Listen to this PODCAST of a neck and arm pain patient relieved with cervical spine Cox® Technic treatment!
Schedule a Minster chiropractic visit at Minster Chiropractic Center for your forward head carriage or forward head posture. Minster Chiropractic Center bets that you have already helped yourself after reading this article! Minster Chiropractic Center bets that you stretched your head up, relaxed your shoulders down, and tucked your chin back as soon as you read the first paragraph. The first step of change is noticing that it’s needed!
