Vancouver Disc Centers Improves Forward Head Posture with Vancouver Chiropractic Care and Exercise
Vancouver Disc Centers speculates that you are experiencing at least one of these things right now: tight jaw, tense shoulders edging up to your ears, chin tipping down, head protruding forward on your neck. And if you are anything like the rest of us in Vancouver, 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, 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! Vancouver Disc Centers 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 makes it better? It may seem that since it’s a neck issue treating the neck and concentrating on the neck itself only would help most in fixing the issue and any related pain. A group of researchers showed that this is not necessarily the case. They compared 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 improved along with their craniovertebral angle when standing as well as their cervical extension posture. (3) Vancouver Disc Centers uses Cox® Technic, a gentle stretching treatment for the neck and thoracic spine that is quite effective for spinal issues like this. Vancouver Disc Centers makes certain that our Vancouver chiropractic patients with forward head posture get their thoracic spines treated! Vancouver Disc Centers also encourages our [[targeltocation]] chiropractic care patients with forward head carriage to do their share, too, by performing the stabilization and other recommended exercises!
SIMPLE TIPS FOR FORWARD NECK POSTURE CORRECTION
A few simple things help enormously. Line up your computer screen level with your eye level. Stretch often while performing sedentary work (computer, desk, TV). Consciously correct your standing posture so you are upright. Lean into a wall with your shoulders, head, hips all touching the wall. Listen and carefully do any neck strengthening exercises your Vancouver chiropractor recommends. Vancouver Disc Centers will keep the exercises simple so our Vancouver 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 Vancouver chiropractic visit at Vancouver Disc Centers for your forward head carriage or forward head posture. Vancouver Disc Centers bets that you have already helped yourself after reading this article! Vancouver Disc Centers 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!
