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Richmond Neck Pain due to Smartphone Use and Chiropractic Help

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 reading texts or checking the news or viewing the latest reel isn’t healthy. Johnson Chiropractic offers gentle treatment for the Richmond neck pain and associated arm pain which is quite helpful! We also offer some 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 related to smartphone use is rising! Young and old alike experience it. We’re all on our smartphones while walking, sitting, visiting. (In the old days, we’d visit not even thinking about using a phone. Today’s different!) A meta-analysis of 26 published papers analyzing neck posture’s influence on neck pain patients of all ages found 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 recent study noted 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 lessen neck pain severity by 36.6% and disability by 13.3%. (2) Johnson Chiropractic 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

Johnson Chiropractic also shares how changing your head posture might be beneficial. 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 good 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 improved. (3) The take-away: Lift your chin up!

NECK POSTURE, FORWARD HEAD POSTURE and PHYSICAL FITNESS

Further, forward head posture was documented to affect 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) 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 describes his chiropractic treatment of a patient suffering with neck and arm pain implementing The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.

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Make your Richmond 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 use!

 
Richmond couple using smartphones 
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