Williamson Neck Pain due to Smartphone Use and Chiropractic Help

You know it: Looking dow at your smartphone is hazardous to your neck! The forward head posture we all fall [prey|victim]3] to when looking through texts or checking the news or viewing the latest reel is not healthy. Apple Country Chiropractic offers gentle treatment for the Williamson neck pain and related arm pain which is quite helpful! We also offer a few tips on how to employ your cell phone less harmfully to your spine.

NECK PAIN AND SMART PHONE USE: Exercise May Help

Neck pain due to cell phone use is rising! Young and old alike feel it. We’re all on our smartphones while walking, sitting, visiting. (In the old days, we’d visit without phones. Today is different!) A meta-analysis of 26 published papers measuring how influential neck posture is for neck pain patients of all ages revealed 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 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) Apple Country Chiropractic 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

Apple Country Chiropractic also shares how changing your head posture may help. Comparing asymptomatic people with and without forward head posture, researchers documented statistically significant differences in sensorimotor and somatosensory processing factors with forward head posture increases. The positive 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 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 both athletic and non-athletic people. College athletes with such forward head posture compared to those with normal head posture exhibited such concerns 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 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 details his chiropractic care of a patient suffering with neck and arm pain implementing The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.

CONTACT Apple Country Chiropractic

Schedule your Williamson chiropractic visit to deal with any neck pain, sensorimotor and/or somatosensory issues you may be experiencing that are related to any of your hazardous smartphone habits!

 
Williamson couple using smartphones 
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