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Toronto Neck Pain due to Smartphone Use and Chiropractic Help

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.

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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!

 
Toronto couple using smartphones 
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