You know it: Smartphone use 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 viewing
the latest reel is not healthy. Back And Neck Care Center
offers gentle treatment for the Severna Park neck pain and
associated arm pain which is very beneficial!
We also offer a few hints 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 smartphone use is rising! Young and old alike
feel it. We’re all on our smartphones
while walking, sitting, visiting. (In the old days, we would 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 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 operating cellphones
was sitting in a chair without a backrest. The authors offered some
comfort in that there are some corrective exercises that help decrease
neck pain severity by 36.6% and disability by 13.3%. (2) Back And Neck Care Center has a
few exercises in our chiropractic treatment plan that that can help if you are
interested!
CELL PHONE USE AND HEAD POSTURE: Lift Your Chin
Back And Neck Care Center also shares how changing your head posture may
be beneficial. Comparing asymptomatic people with and without
forward head posture, researchers documented 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 (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 documented to influence
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 concerns 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 play
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 treatment
of a patient suffering with neck and arm pain using The
Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
CONTACT Back And Neck Care Center
Make your Severna Park chiropractic
visit to address any neck pain, sensorimotor and/or somatosensory
issues you may be having that are associated with any of your hazardous smartphone use!