You know this: Looking dow at your smartphone is perilous
to your neck! The forward head posture we all fall [prey|victim]3] to when reviewing texts or checking the news or watching
the latest reel isn’t good for your neck. Amelia Chiropractic Clinic
offers gentle treatment for the Fernandina Beach neck pain and
associated 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 related to cell
phone popularity is rising! Young and old alike
experience it. We are all using our smartphones
while walking, sitting, visiting. (In the old days, we would visit 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
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 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 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) Amelia Chiropractic Clinic 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
Amelia Chiropractic Clinic also shares how changing your head posture might
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
good 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)
Lesson: 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 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) Amelia Chiropractic Clinic’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 care
of a patient suffering with neck and arm pain using The
Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
CONTACT Amelia Chiropractic Clinic
Make your Fernandina Beach chiropractic
visit to deal with any neck pain, sensorimotor and/or somatosensory
issues you may be having that are associated with any of your hazardous smartphone practices!