Signs and Symptoms of Text Neck, and How Chiropractic Can Help
It’s easy to take your neck for granted, especially after being stuck in place during the pandemic, and with the rise of smartphones, tablets, and laptop computers. Many spend a modest chunk of time every day staring at one device or another, which has led to the rise of the term “text neck” or “tech neck.” Discover what text neck is, the signs and symptoms, and how chiropractic care can help provide pain relief.
What Is Text Neck?
Text neck is a repetitive stress injury to your neck due to having to hold your head up or down at an unhealthy angle. It can become quite serious because this injury can change your posture, the curvature of your spine, and the way your neck and shoulder muscles support your head.
While your head weighs somewhere between 10 to 12 pounds, tilting your head forwards or backwards puts added pressure on your supporting muscles. Tilting your head just 15 degrees creates a strain of having to hold up 27 pounds. That’s how much a two-year-old can weigh, and how much you’re straining your neck. Tilting your head 60 degrees puts 60 of pressure on your neck, an equivalent to your age eight-year-old.
What Are the Symptoms of Text Neck?
You can have a combination of the following symptoms:
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Neck pain
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Shoulder pain
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Loss of range of motion in neck and shoulders
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Steady stream of headaches
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Stiffness in neck and shoulders
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Eye pain
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Nerve pain with or without numbness and tingling
How Chiropractic Can Help With Text Neck
Our chiropractors can provide chiropractic adjustments to help provide pain relief, correct the curvature of your spine, and correct spinal misalignments in both the neck and back. They will perform an evaluation and gather information on your symptoms to determine the best course of treatment. We also offer acupuncture, cold laser therapy, physical therapy, and more as needed.
How to Avoid Developing Text Neck
Text neck is a perfectly avoidable condition when you practice good posture while using technology. Our chiropractors can provide ergonomic tips to make it easier to practice good posture and avoid pain. Chiropractic adjustments can help your neck and spine heal while helping prevent long-term health issues caused by text neck.
Contact Us Today
You can learn more about preventing text neck when you contact the Plantation, Florida chiropractors here at Community Chiropractic Center. Call us at (954) 370-7246 for more information or schedule your appointment online.
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