Rosenberg Wellness Center Improves Forward Head Posture with New York City Chiropractic Care and Exercise
Rosenberg Wellness Center guesses that you are feeling most likely one of these things this very moment: tight jaw, stiff shoulders edging up toward your ears, chin tilting down, head protruding forward on your neck. And if you are anything like the rest of us in New York City, you’re on your cellphone doing all of these at once! Forward head carriage or forward head posture (that Wikipedia (1) refers to as “Justin Bieber Head” and "iHunch"!) is familiar to most of us. Cell phone use, improper computer screen set-up, and stress may all contribute. This posture causes our 10 pound heads to stick out and off of our necks. Not a pretty image or healthy situation! Rosenberg Wellness Center can help!
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 increases 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 appear 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 demonstrated that this is not really the case. They compared 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) Rosenberg Wellness Center uses Cox® Technic, a gentle stretching treatment for the neck and thoracic spine that is quite effective for spinal conditions like this. Rosenberg Wellness Center makes sure that our New York City chiropractic patients with forward head posture get their thoracic spines treated! Rosenberg Wellness Center also urges our [[targeltocation]] chiropractic care patients with forward head carriage to do their share, too, by doing the stabilization and other recommended exercises!
SIMPLE TIPS FOR FORWARD NECK POSTURE CORRECTION
A few simple things help greatly. Align your computer screen level with your eye level. Stretch regularly while performing sedentary work (computer, desk, TV). Intentionally adjust your standing posture so you are straight. Lean into a wall with your shoulders, head, hips all touching the wall. Listen and carefully do any neck strengthening exercises your New York City chiropractor suggests. Rosenberg Wellness Center will make sure the exercises are simple so our New York City 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 spinal manipulation!
Schedule a New York City chiropractic visit at Rosenberg Wellness Center for your forward head carriage or forward head posture. Rosenberg Wellness Center supposes that you have already helped yourself after reading this article! Rosenberg Wellness Center guesses 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 recognizing that it’s needed!
