Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office Improves Forward Head Posture with Groton Chiropractic Care and Exercise
Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office speculates that you are experiencing at least one of these things right now: tight jaw, tense shoulders creeping up toward your ears, chin tipping down, head jutting forward on your neck. And if you are anything like the rest of us in Groton, you’re on your cellphone doing all of these at the same time! Forward head carriage or forward head posture (that Wikipedia (1) refers to as “Justin Bieber Head” and "iHunch"!) is common to most all of us. Cell phone use, unsuitable computer screen set-up, and stress may all play a part. This posture causes our 10 pound heads to stick out and off of our necks. Not a pretty image or healthy state! Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office relieves and improves the condition!
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 helps? It may seem that since it’s a neck issue caring for the neck and concentrating on the neck itself only would help most in 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 improved along with their craniovertebral angle when standing as well as their cervical extension posture. (3) Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office uses Cox® Technic, a comfortable stretching treatment for the neck and thoracic spine that is quite effective for spinal conditions like this. Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office makes certain that our Groton chiropractic patients with forward head posture have their thoracic spines treated! Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office 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 enormously. Align your computer screen level with your line of vision. Stretch often while performing sedentary work (computer, desk, TV). Intentionally correct your standing posture so you are straight. Lean into a wall with your shoulders, head, hips all touching the wall. Listen and vigilantly do any neck strengthening exercises your Groton chiropractor recommends. Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office will keep the exercises simple so our Groton 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 Groton chiropractic visit at Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office for your forward head carriage or forward head posture. Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office supposes that you have already helped yourself after reading this article! Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office guesses 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!
