Pure Chiropractic Improves Forward Head Posture with Concord, NC Chiropractic Care and Exercise
Pure Chiropractic guesses that you are experiencing most likely one of these things right now: tight jaw, tense shoulders creeping up to your ears, chin tipping down, head protruding forward on your neck. And if you are anything like the rest of us in Concord, NC, you’re on your cellphone doing all of these at once! Forward head carriage or forward head posture (that Wikipedia (1) calls “Justin Bieber Head” and "iHunch"!) is familiar to many of us. Cell phone use, improper computer screen set-up, and stress may all be part of the cause. This posture forces our 10 pound heads to stick out and off of our necks. Not a pretty sight or healthy position! Pure Chiropractic can help!
FORWARD HEAD CARRIAGE / FORWARD NECK POSTURE EXPLAINED
What is it? Forward head carriage occurs when your neck juts forward over your first spinal vertebra, C1 (cervical vertebra 1). Each inch forward increases 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 appear that since it’s a neck issue treating the neck and directing care to the neck itself only would have the greatest impact toward resolving the issue and any related pain. A group of researchers demonstrated 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 found that using thoracic spine mobilization treatment plus stabilization exercise delivered better results. 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) Pure Chiropractic uses Cox® Technic, a gentle stretching treatment for the neck and thoracic spine that is very effective for spinal conditions like this. Pure Chiropractic makes sure that our Concord, NC chiropractic patients with forward head posture have their thoracic spines treated! Pure Chiropractic also encourages our [[targeltocation]] chiropractic care patients with forward head carriage to do their share, too, by doing the stabilization and other suggested exercises!
SIMPLE TIPS FOR FORWARD NECK POSTURE CORRECTION
A few simple things help a lot. Line up your computer screen level with your eye level. Stretch frequently while doing inactive work (computer, desk, TV). Intentionally adjust your standing posture so you are upright. Lean against a wall with your shoulders, head, hips all are coming in contact with the wall. Listen and carefully perform any neck strengthening exercises your Concord, NC chiropractor recommends. Pure Chiropractic will keep the exercises simple so our Concord, NC chiropractic patients will do them!
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Listen to this PODCAST of a neck and arm pain patient relieved with cervical spine Cox® Technic treatment!
Schedule a Concord, NC chiropractic visit at Pure Chiropractic for your forward head carriage or forward head posture. Pure Chiropractic bets that you have already helped yourself after reading this article! Pure Chiropractic bets that you stretched your head up, relaxed your shoulders down, and tucked your chin back as soon as you read the first paragraph. The first step of change is noticing that it is needed!
