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.
CONTACT Johnson Chiropractic
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!