You know it: Using a cellphone 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 isn’t healthy. Chiropractic Solutions
delivers gentle treatment for the San Jose neck pain and
related arm pain which is very beneficial!
We also offer some hints 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 as a result of smartphone popularity is on the rise! Young and old alike
experience it. We’re all on our smartphones
while walking, sitting, visiting. (In the old days, we’d visit not even thinking about using a phone.
Today’s different!) A
meta-analysis of 26 published papers measuring how influential
neck posture is for neck pain patients of all ages
documented that the craniovertebral angle of the neck varies
among them with regards 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 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) Chiropractic Solutions has a
few exercises in our chiropractic treatment plan that we’d be happy to share if you are
interested!
CELL PHONE USE AND HEAD POSTURE: Lift Your Chin
Chiropractic Solutions also shares how changing your head posture might
be beneficial. 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 shown to affect
sensorimotor processing and integration measures in people whether they were athletic or not. 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) Chiropractic Solutions’s use of the gentle, safe, non-rotational
treatment of painful necks with Cox® Technic may play
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 shares his chiropractic care
of a patient suffering with neck and arm pain using The
Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
CONTACT Chiropractic Solutions
Make your San Jose 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 habits!