Old Mill Chiropractic Improves Forward Head Posture with St Peters Chiropractic Care and Exercise
Old Mill Chiropractic guesses that you are feeling most likely one of these things right now: tight jaw, tense shoulders creeping up to your ears, chin tilting down, head projecting forward on your neck. And if you are anything like the rest of us in St Peters, you’re on your cellphone doing all of these at the same time! Forward head carriage or forward head posture (that Wikipedia (1) calls “Justin Bieber Head” and "iHunch"!) is common to most of us. Cell phone use, improper computer screen set-up, and stress may all be part of the cause. This posture causes our 10 pound heads to stick out and off of our necks. Not a pretty sight or healthy situation! Old Mill Chiropractic relieves and improves the condition!
FORWARD HEAD CARRIAGE / FORWARD NECK POSTURE EXPLAINED
What is it? Forward head carriage occurs 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 results? 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 helps? It may seem that since it’s a neck issue caring for the neck and directing care to the neck itself only would have the greatest impact toward correcting the issue and any related pain. A group of researchers showed that this isn’t really the case. They evaluated the results of 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) Old Mill Chiropractic uses Cox® Technic, a comfortable stretching treatment for the neck and thoracic spine that is quite effective for spinal conditions like this. Old Mill Chiropractic makes sure that our St Peters chiropractic patients with forward head posture have their thoracic spines treated! Old Mill Chiropractic 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 greatly. Line up your computer screen level with your eye level. Stretch frequently while participating in inactive work (computer, desk, TV). Consciously alter your standing posture so you are upright. Lean into a wall with your shoulders, head, hips all touching the wall. Listen and vigilantly perform any neck strengthening exercises your St Peters chiropractor suggests. Old Mill Chiropractic will make sure the exercises are simple so our St Peters 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 treatment!
Schedule a St Peters chiropractic visit at Old Mill Chiropractic for your forward head carriage or forward head posture. Old Mill Chiropractic bets that you have already helped yourself after reading this article! Old Mill Chiropractic 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 recognizing that it is needed!
