You know this: Smartphone use is perilous
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 isn’t healthy. Hollstrom & Associates Inc
delivers gentle treatment for the Largo neck pain and
related arm pain which is very beneficial!
We also offer some hints on how to utilize
your cell phone in a better way to protect your spine.
NECK PAIN AND SMART PHONE USE: Exercise May Help
Neck pain as a result of cell
phone use is rising! Young and old alike
feel it. We’re 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 is different!) A
meta-analysis of 26 published papers analyzing neck posture’s influence on neck pain patients of all ages
documented that the craniovertebral angle of the neck differs
among them with respect to age, gender, pain (with or without) and
negatively correlated with neck pain. (1) A recent
study noted 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 lessen
neck pain severity by 36.6% and disability by 13.3%. (2) Hollstrom & Associates Inc has a
few exercises in our chiropractic treatment plan that we’d be happy to share if you are
interested!
CELL PHONE USE AND HEAD POSTURE: Lift Your Chin
Hollstrom & Associates Inc also shares how changing your head posture may
be beneficial. Comparing asymptomatic people with and without
forward head posture, researchers saw statistically
significant differences in sensorimotor and somatosensory processing factors
with increases in forward head posture. The
good 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 affect
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 exhibited such concerns as
well as less efficient skill-related physical fitness (like balance, leg power,
agility). (4) Hollstrom & Associates Inc’s use of the gentle, safe, non-rotational
treatment of painful necks 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 details his chiropractic care
of a patient suffering with neck and arm pain implementing The
Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
CONTACT Hollstrom & Associates Inc
Schedule your Largo chiropractic
visit to address any neck pain, sensorimotor and/or somatosensory
issues you may be experiencing that are related
to any of your hazardous smartphone use!