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 viewing
the latest reel isn’t healthy. Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc
delivers gentle treatment for the Fort Wayne neck pain and
associated arm pain which is quite helpful!
We also offer a few tips on how to employ
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 on the rise! 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’s different!) A
meta-analysis of 26 published papers measuring how influential
neck posture is for neck pain patients of all ages
revealed that the craniovertebral angle of the neck varies
among them with respect to age, gender, pain (with or without) and
negatively correlated with neck pain. (1) A newer
study stated that the most awkward 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 decrease
neck pain severity by 36.6% and disability by 13.3%. (2) Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc 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
Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc 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 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 got better. (3)
The take-away: Lift your chin up!
NECK POSTURE, FORWARD HEAD POSTURE and PHYSICAL FITNESS
Further, forward head posture was shown 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 issues as
well as less efficient skill-related physical fitness (like balance, leg power,
agility). (4) Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc’s use of the gentle, safe, non-rotational
treatment of painful necks with Cox® Technic may have
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 describes his chiropractic treatment
of a patient suffering with neck and arm pain using The
Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
CONTACT Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc
Make your Fort Wayne chiropractic
visit to focus on any neck pain, sensorimotor and/or somatosensory
issues you may be experiencing that are associated with any of your hazardous smartphone habits!