You know it: Smartphone use 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 is not good for your neck. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka
offers gentle treatment for the Sitka neck pain and
associated arm pain which is very beneficial!
We also offer some tips on how to utilize
your cell phone less harmfully to your spine.
NECK PAIN AND SMART PHONE USE: Exercise May Help
Neck pain as a result of 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’d visit not even thinking about using a phone.
Today’s different!) A
meta-analysis of 26 published papers measuring neck posture’s influence on neck pain patients of all ages
found that the craniovertebral angle of the neck differs
among them with respect to age, gender, pain (with or without) and
negatively correlated with neck pain. (1) A newer
study noted that the most awkward posture for
head and neck angles while using cellphones
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) Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka has a
few exercises in our chiropractic treatment plan that that can help if you’re
interested!
CELL PHONE USE AND HEAD POSTURE: Lift Your Chin
Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka also shares how changing your head posture may
be beneficial. Comparing asymptomatic people with and without
forward head posture, researchers found statistically
significant differences in sensorimotor and somatosensory processing factors
with increases in forward head posture. The
positive news was that they also found that with each
1° increase in craniovertebral angle of the neck (ie.e. 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 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 issues as
well as less efficient skill-related physical fitness (like balance, leg power,
agility). (4) Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka’s use of the gentle, safe, non-rotational
treatment of painful necks with Cox® Technic may play
a role in decreasing 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 care
of a patient suffering with neck and arm pain using The
Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
CONTACT Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka
Make your Sitka chiropractic
visit to address any neck pain, sensorimotor and/or somatosensory
issues you may be experiencing that are associated with any of your hazardous smartphone use!