You know this: Using a cellphone is hazardous
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 healthy. Manahawkin Chiropractic Center
delivers gentle treatment for the Manahawkin neck pain and
related arm pain which is very beneficial!
We also offer a few 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 due to smartphone use is rising! Young and old alike
feel it. We are all using our smartphones
while walking, sitting, visiting. (In the old days, we’d hand
out together without phones.
Today is different!) A
meta-analysis of 26 published papers measuring neck posture’s influence on neck pain patients of all ages
revealed that the craniovertebral angle of the neck differs
among them with respect to age, gender, pain (with or without) and
correlated negatively with neck pain. (1) A newer
study stated that the most awkward posture for
head and neck angles while operating cellphones
was sitting in a chair without a backrest. The authors proposed some
comfort in that there are some corrective exercises that help reduce
neck pain severity by 36.6% and disability by 13.3%. (2) Manahawkin Chiropractic Center 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
Manahawkin Chiropractic Center 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
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)
Lesson: Lift your chin up!
NECK POSTURE, FORWARD HEAD POSTURE and PHYSICAL FITNESS
Further, forward head posture was shown to influence
sensorimotor processing and integration measures in both athletic and
non-athletic people. College
athletes with such forward head posture versus those with
normal head posture exhibited such concerns as
well as less efficient skill-related physical fitness (like balance, leg power,
agility). (4) Manahawkin Chiropractic Center’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 shares his chiropractic treatment
of a patient suffering with neck and arm pain using The
Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
CONTACT Manahawkin Chiropractic Center
Schedule your Manahawkin chiropractic
visit to deal with any neck pain, sensorimotor and/or somatosensory
issues you may be having that are related
to any of your hazardous smartphone use!