Aaron Chiropractic Clinic Improves Forward Head Posture with Fort Wayne Chiropractic Care and Exercise
Aaron Chiropractic Clinic guesses that you are feeling most likely one of these things this very moment: tight jaw, stiff shoulders edging up to your ears, chin tipping down, head jutting forward on your neck. And if you are anything like the rest of us in Fort Wayne, 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 play a role. This posture forces our 10 pound heads to stick out and off of our necks. Not a pretty vision or healthy situation! Aaron Chiropractic Clinic helps!
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 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 makes it better? It may appear that since it is a neck issue caring for the neck and focusing on the neck itself only would have the greatest impact toward correcting the issue and any related pain. A group of researchers reported that this isn’t necessarily the case. They compared neck mobilization treatment (plus stabilization exercise) to thoracic spine (upper back) mobilization treatment (plus stabilization exercise. They discovered that using thoracic spine mobilization treatment plus stabilization exercise worked better. Pain, disability, and global rating of change by patients all improved along with their craniovertebral angle when standing as well as their cervical extension posture. (3) Aaron Chiropractic Clinic uses Cox® Technic, a comfortable stretching treatment for the neck and thoracic spine that is quite effective for spinal issues like this. Aaron Chiropractic Clinic makes sure that our Fort Wayne chiropractic patients with forward head posture get their thoracic spines treated! Aaron Chiropractic Clinic also urges our [[targeltocation]] chiropractic care patients with forward head carriage to do their share, too, by performing 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 line of vision. Stretch frequently while participating in sedentary work (computer, desk, TV). Consciously adjust your standing posture so you are straight. Lean into a wall with your shoulders, head, hips all are coming in contact with the wall. Listen and carefully do any neck strengthening exercises your Fort Wayne chiropractor recommends. Aaron Chiropractic Clinic will make sure the exercises are simple so our Fort Wayne 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 Fort Wayne chiropractic visit at Aaron Chiropractic Clinic for your forward head carriage or forward head posture. Aaron Chiropractic Clinic bets that you have already helped yourself after reading this article! Aaron Chiropractic Clinic 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’s needed!
