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 watching
the latest reel isn’t healthy. Satterwhite Chiropractic
delivers gentle treatment for the Oxford neck pain and
associated arm pain which is quite helpful!
We also offer a few 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 due to smartphone popularity is rising! Young and old alike
experience it. We are all using our smartphones
while walking, sitting, visiting. (In the old days, we would hand
out together not even thinking about using a phone.
Not so much today!) A
meta-analysis of 26 published papers analyzing how influential
neck posture is for neck pain patients of all ages
found 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 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 decrease
neck pain severity by 36.6% and disability by 13.3%. (2) Satterwhite 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
Satterwhite Chiropractic also shares how changing your head posture might
help. 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 discovered that with each
1° increase in craniovertebral angle of the neck (ie.e. less forward
head posture carriage), the somatosensory factors got better. (3)
The take-away: 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 both athletic and
non-athletic people. College
athletes with such forward head posture compared to those with
normal head posture displayed such issues 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 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 describes his chiropractic care
of a patient suffering with neck and arm pain using The
Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
CONTACT Satterwhite Chiropractic
Schedule your Oxford 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 practices!