You know this: Smartphone use is perilous
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. Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic
offers gentle treatment for the Montreal neck pain and
associated 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 cell
phone popularity is rising! Young and old alike
experience it. We’re all on our smartphones
while walking, sitting, visiting. (In the old days, we would hand
out together 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
documented 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 newer
study stated 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 reduce
neck pain severity by 36.6% and disability by 13.3%. (2) Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic 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
Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic also shares how changing your head posture might
be beneficial. Comparing asymptomatic people with and without
forward head posture, researchers found statistically
significant differences in sensorimotor and somatosensory processing factors
with forward head posture increases. The
good 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)
Lesson: Lift your chin up!
NECK POSTURE, FORWARD HEAD POSTURE and PHYSICAL FITNESS
Further, forward head posture was documented to alter
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 displayed 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 play
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 shares his chiropractic treatment
of a patient suffering with neck and arm pain implementing The
Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
CONTACT Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic
Make your Montreal chiropractic
visit to address any neck pain, sensorimotor and/or somatosensory
issues you may be having that are associated with any of your hazardous smartphone practices!