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Largo Neck Pain due to Smartphone Use and Chiropractic Help

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.

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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!

 
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