Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic Improves Forward Head Posture with Montreal Chiropractic Care and Exercise
Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic guesses that you are experiencing at least one of these things right now: tight jaw, stiff shoulders edging up to your ears, chin tilting down, head protruding forward on your neck. And if you are on your cellphone reading this, you are likely doing all of these at the same time! Forward head carriage or forward head posture (that Wikipedia (1) refers to as “Justin Bieber Head” and "iHunch"!) is well-known to most all of us. Cell phone use, unsuitable computer screen set-up, and stress may all be part of the cause. This posture causes our 10 pound heads to stick out and off of our necks. Not a pretty vision or healthy position! Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic can help!
FORWARD HEAD CARRIAGE / FORWARD NECK POSTURE EXPLAINED
What is it? Forward head carriage happens when your neck juts forward over your first spinal vertebra, C1 (cervical vertebra 1). Each inch forward increases the weight on your neck by 10 pounds. (2) That adds up! What results? Neck pain. Shoulder stiffness. Pain between the shoulders. Fatigue. Headache. Arm pain. Jaw pain. Do you feel it?
FORWARD HEAD CARRIAGE / FORWARD NECK POSTURE HELPED
What helps? It may seem that since it’s a neck issue treating the neck and directing care to the neck itself only would have the greatest impact toward resolving the issue and any related pain. A group of researchers reported that this isn’t really the case. They compared neck mobilization treatment (plus stabilization exercise) to thoracic spine (upper back) mobilization treatment (plus stabilization exercise. They found that using thoracic spine mobilization treatment plus stabilization exercise worked better. Pain, disability, and global rating of change by patients all got better along with their craniovertebral angle when standing as well as their cervical extension posture. (3) Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic uses Cox® Technic, a comfortable stretching treatment for the neck and thoracic spine that is very effective for spinal conditions like this. Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic makes sure that our Montreal chiropractic patients with forward head posture get their thoracic spines treated! Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic also urges our [[targeltocation]] chiropractic care patients with forward head carriage to do their share, too, by performing the stabilization and other suggested exercises!
SIMPLE TIPS FOR FORWARD NECK POSTURE CORRECTION
A few simple things help enormously. Align your computer screen level with your eye level. Stretch regularly while performing sedentary work (computer, desk, TV). Intentionally adjust your standing posture so you are straight. Lean against a wall with your shoulders, head, hips all are coming in contact with the wall. Listen and vigilantly do any neck strengthening exercises your Montreal chiropractor recommends. Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic will make sure the exercises are simple so our Montreal chiropractic patients will do them!
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Listen to this PODCAST of a neck and arm pain patient helped with cervical spine Cox® Technic treatment!
Schedule a Montreal chiropractic visit at Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic for your forward head carriage or forward head posture. Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic bets that you have already helped yourself after reading this article! Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic bets that you stretched your head up, relaxed your shoulders down, and tucked your chin back as soon as you read the first paragraph. The first step of change is noticing that it is needed!
