You know this: Looking dow at your smartphone is hazardous
to your neck! The forward head posture we all fall [prey|victim]3] to when looking
through texts or checking the news or watching
the latest reel is not healthy. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic
delivers gentle treatment for the McHenry neck pain and
associated 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 use 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 would visit without phones.
Today’s different!) A
meta-analysis of 26 published papers analyzing how influential
neck posture is for neck pain patients of all ages
documented that the craniovertebral angle of the neck differs
among them with regards to age, gender, pain (with or without) and
correlated negatively with neck pain. (1) A newer
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 they found some corrective exercises that help reduce
neck pain severity by 36.6% and disability by 13.3%. (2) OrthoIllinois Chiropractic 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
OrthoIllinois Chiropractic also shares how changing your head posture may
help. Comparing asymptomatic people with and without
forward head posture, researchers found statistically
significant differences in sensorimotor and somatosensory processing factors
with forward head posture increases. The
positive 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)
The take-away: Lift your chin up!
NECK POSTURE, FORWARD HEAD POSTURE and PHYSICAL FITNESS
Further, forward head posture was shown to influence
sensorimotor processing and integration measures in both athletic and
non-athletic people. 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) OrthoIllinois Chiropractic’s use of the gentle, safe, non-rotational
treatment of painful necks with Cox® Technic may play
a role in reducing 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 details his chiropractic treatment
of a patient suffering with neck and arm pain implementing The
Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
CONTACT OrthoIllinois Chiropractic
Schedule your McHenry chiropractic
visit to address any neck pain, sensorimotor and/or somatosensory
issues you may be having that are related
to any of your hazardous smartphone practices!