Manahawkin Chiropractic Center Improves Forward Head Posture with Manahawkin Chiropractic Care and Exercise
Manahawkin Chiropractic Center guesses that you are feeling at least one of these things right now: tight jaw, stiff shoulders edging up toward your ears, chin tipping down, head jutting forward on your neck. And if you are on your cellphone reading this, you are likely doing all of these at once! Forward head carriage or forward head posture (that Wikipedia (1) calls “Justin Bieber Head” and "iHunch"!) is well-known to most all of us. Cell phone use, improper computer screen set-up, and stress may all play a role. This posture forces our 10 pound heads to stick out and off of our necks. Not a pretty image or healthy state! Manahawkin Chiropractic Center can help!
FORWARD HEAD CARRIAGE / FORWARD NECK POSTURE EXPLAINED
What is it? Forward head carriage happens when your neck pushes forward over your first spinal vertebra, C1 (cervical vertebra 1). Each inch forward boosts the weight on your neck by 10 pounds. (2) That adds up! What follows? Neck pain. Shoulder stiffness. Pain between the shoulders. Fatigue. Headache. Arm pain. Jaw pain. Do you feel it?
FORWARD HEAD CARRIAGE / FORWARD NECK POSTURE HELPED
What is relieving? It may seem that since it’s a neck issue treating the neck and concentrating on the neck itself only would have the greatest impact toward resolving the issue and any related pain. A group of researchers reported that this isn’t really the case. They compared neck mobilization treatment (plus stabilization exercise) to thoracic spine (upper back) mobilization treatment (plus stabilization exercise. They discovered that delivering thoracic spine mobilization treatment plus stabilization exercise worked better. Pain, disability, and global rating of change by patients all got better along with their craniovertebral angle when standing as well as their cervical extension posture. (3) Manahawkin Chiropractic Center uses Cox® Technic, a gentle stretching treatment for the neck and thoracic spine that is very effective for spinal conditions like this. Manahawkin Chiropractic Center makes sure that our Manahawkin chiropractic patients with forward head posture have their thoracic spines treated! Manahawkin Chiropractic Center also urges our [[targeltocation]] chiropractic care patients with forward head carriage to do their part, too, by doing the stabilization and other suggested exercises!
SIMPLE TIPS FOR FORWARD NECK POSTURE CORRECTION
A few simple things help a lot. Align your computer screen level with your eye level. Stretch frequently while doing inactive work (computer, desk, TV). Consciously alter your standing posture so you are straight. Lean against a wall with your shoulders, head, hips all touching the wall. Listen and vigilantly do any neck strengthening exercises your Manahawkin chiropractor suggests. Manahawkin Chiropractic Center will keep the exercises simple so our Manahawkin chiropractic patients will do them!
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Listen to this PODCAST of a neck and arm pain patient helped with cervical spine Cox® Technic spinal manipulation!
Schedule a Manahawkin chiropractic visit at Manahawkin Chiropractic Center for your forward head carriage or forward head posture. Manahawkin Chiropractic Center bets that you have already helped yourself after reading this article! Manahawkin Chiropractic Center bets that you stretched your head up, relaxed your shoulders down, and tucked your chin back the moment you read the first paragraph. The first step of change is noticing that it’s needed!
