Why Text Neck Is Harmful And How To Improve Your Posture
What are the chances you’re reading this text from your handheld device, engaging in the serious but harmful position text neck?
Head forward, shoulders rounded, and back slumped. This position, also known as “text neck,” is a real epidemic.
People spend approximately five hours every day looking at their phones — and that can lead to some serious text-neck aches and pains, explains chiropractor Ciara Cappo, DC, of Cappo Chiropractic & Sports Therapy. Researchers at Harvard Medical Health predict that 7 out of 10 people will experience neck aches at some point in their lives.
Often, we jut our necks towards our screen if we are sitting too low or if the screen is set too high. This can cause chronic pain over time as the further your head “pokes” forward, the more weight your neck needs to support.
How to Fix It: Pretend that there is a string running along the base of your neck to the top of your head. Pull that string so that you are gently lengthening your neck upwards, and tuck in your chin.
Scapula depression is great for lengthening the neck and relieving the tight, stiff feeling in your neck and shoulders.
Stand with your neck in a neutral position.
Lift your shoulder blades up just an inch or two, then press them down and back.
Exhale as you flex and drive your shoulder blades down your back.
Inhale and release, allowing them to rise up naturally, then repeat.
Do 10 reps, inhaling and exhaling deeply with each rep.
Want to know about other types of exercises to fix text neck? Watch this video till the very end.
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