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New Roads Neck Pain due to Smartphone Use and Chiropractic Help

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 looking through texts or checking the news or viewing the latest reel isn’t good for your neck. New Roads Chiropractic Center delivers gentle treatment for the New Roads neck pain and related arm pain which is very beneficial! We also offer some 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 related to smartphone popularity is on the rise! Young and old alike experience it. We are all on our smartphones while walking, sitting, visiting. (In the old days, we’d visit not even thinking about using a phone. Today’s different!) A meta-analysis of 26 published papers measuring neck posture’s influence on neck pain patients of all ages documented 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 newer study noted that the most problematic posture for head and neck angles while using cellphones 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) New Roads Chiropractic Center 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

New Roads Chiropractic Center also shares how changing your head posture might be beneficial. Comparing asymptomatic people with and without forward head posture, researchers found statistically significant differences in sensorimotor and somatosensory processing factors with forward head posture increases. The positive 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 got better. (3) Lesson: Lift your chin up!

NECK POSTURE, FORWARD HEAD POSTURE and PHYSICAL FITNESS

Further, forward head posture was documented 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 exhibited such concerns 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 reducing 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.

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Schedule your New Roads chiropractic visit to focus on any neck pain, sensorimotor and/or somatosensory issues you may be experiencing that are associated with any of your hazardous smartphone use!

 
New Roads couple using smartphones 
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