You know this: Looking dow at your smartphone is hazardous
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 good for your neck. Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office
offers gentle treatment for the Groton neck pain and
associated arm pain which is quite helpful!
We also offer a few hints on how to utilize
your cell phone less harmfully to your spine.
NECK PAIN AND SMART PHONE USE: Exercise May Help
Neck pain thanks to smartphone popularity is on the rise! Young and old alike
experience it. We’re all on our smartphones
while walking, sitting, visiting. (In the old days, we would visit 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
found that the craniovertebral angle of the neck varies
among them with regards to age, gender, pain (with or without) and
negatively correlated with neck pain. (1) A recent
study stated that the most awkward posture for
head and neck angles while operating 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) Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office 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
Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office also shares how changing your head posture may
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 (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 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 shares his chiropractic care
of a patient suffering with neck and arm pain implementing The
Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
CONTACT Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office
Schedule your Groton chiropractic
visit to address any neck pain, sensorimotor and/or somatosensory
issues you may be experiencing that are associated with any of your hazardous smartphone habits!