You know it: Smartphone use is hazardous
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 healthy. Spine & Sports Rehab Center
offers gentle treatment for the Baton Rouge neck pain and
related arm pain which is very beneficial!
We also offer some tips on how to use
your cell phone less harmfully to your spine.
NECK PAIN AND SMART PHONE USE: Exercise May Help
Neck pain thanks to smartphone popularity 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 not even thinking about using a phone.
Today’s different!) A
meta-analysis of 26 published papers measuring how influential
neck posture is for neck pain patients of all ages
documented that the craniovertebral angle of the neck differs
among them with regards to age, gender, pain (with or without) and
negatively correlated with neck pain. (1) A newer
study stated that the most awkward posture for
head and neck angles while using smartphones
was sitting in a chair without a backrest. The authors offered some
comfort in that there are some corrective exercises that help reduce
neck pain severity by 36.6% and disability by 13.3%. (2) Spine & Sports Rehab Center 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
Spine & Sports Rehab 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
positive news was that they also found that with each
1° increase in craniovertebral angle of the neck (e.g. 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 displayed such concerns as
well as less efficient skill-related physical fitness (like balance, leg power,
agility). (4) Spine & Sports Rehab Center’s use of the gentle, safe, non-rotational
treatment of painful necks with Cox® Technic may have
a role in decreasing 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 treatment
of a patient suffering with neck and arm pain implementing The
Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
CONTACT Spine & Sports Rehab Center
Make your Baton Rouge chiropractic
visit to focus on any neck pain, sensorimotor and/or somatosensory
issues you may be experiencing that are related
to any of your hazardous smartphone use!