You know it: Looking dow at your smartphone is perilous
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 is not good for your neck. Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre
delivers gentle treatment for the Toronto neck pain and
associated arm pain which is quite helpful!
We also offer a few tips on how to employ
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 use is rising! Young and old alike
experience it. We’re all on our smartphones
while walking, sitting, visiting. (In the old days, we would visit 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 recent
study noted that the most awkward 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) Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre 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
Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre also shares how changing your head posture may
be beneficial. Comparing asymptomatic people with and without
forward head posture, researchers documented statistically
significant differences in sensorimotor and somatosensory processing factors
with forward head posture increases. 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 influence
sensorimotor processing and integration measures in people whether they were athletic or not. College
athletes with such forward head posture versus 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 influencing
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 implementing The
Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
CONTACT Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre
Make your Toronto 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!