You know it: Using a cellphone is perilous
to your neck! The forward head posture we all fall [prey|victim]3] to when reading texts or checking the news or viewing
the latest reel is not good for your neck. Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries
delivers gentle treatment for the Manchester neck pain and
related arm pain which is very beneficial!
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 popularity is rising! Young and old alike
experience it. We’re all on our smartphones
while walking, sitting, visiting. (In the old days, we’d hand
out together without phones.
Not so much today!) 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 differs
among them with respect to age, gender, pain (with or without) and
correlated negatively with neck pain. (1) A newer
study stated that the most awkward posture for
head and neck angles while operating smartphones
was sitting in a chair without a backrest. The authors offered some
comfort in that they found some corrective exercises that help reduce
neck pain severity by 36.6% and disability by 13.3%. (2) Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries 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
Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries 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 got better. (3)
The take-away: 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 both athletic and
non-athletic people. College
athletes with such forward head posture compared to those with
normal head posture exhibited such issues as
well as less efficient skill-related physical fitness (like balance, leg power,
agility). (4) Our use of the gentle, safe, non-rotational
treatment of neck pain with Cox® Technic may have
a role in reducing 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 details his chiropractic care
of a patient suffering with neck and arm pain implementing The
Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
CONTACT Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries
Schedule your Manchester 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!