Relieving Neck Pain and Improving Posture with Health Wise Chiropractic
- Julian Simpson
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Relieving Neck Pain and Improving Posture with Health Wise Chiropractic
Poor posture and neck control occur almost entirely from puberty, with forward head posture (FHP) recorded as the most common reason there is a deviation of the neck
Poor posture can lead to
headaches
tension headaches
sore shoulders
pain that can refer down the shoulder, elbow, and wrist
jaw pain
neck pain
How can your chiropractor help YOU with your neck pain caused by bad posture
1- Posture Scan
2- Spinal Subluxation Assessment
3- Chiropractic Adjustments
4- Muscle Therapy
5- Exercise and Stretch Advice
Therapeutic exercise in the form of neuromuscular retraining is also one of the most important therapeutic interventions for the treatment of cervical pain, as it can improve the mobility of structures, increase muscle strength and ligament tensile strength and prevent tendon injuries
2025 provided some great research looking into instrument-assisted techniques to help with neck pain
They found IASTM helped with
decreasing pain
Improving range of motion
improving posture
What are some Chiropractic Exercises that we recommend to patients to help with neck pain?
Exercise | Main Muscles | Description |
Chin tucked in the supine position | Longus colli Longus capitis | IThe training starts at the level that the participant can hold steady for 10 s without activation of the superficial neck flexor muscles while performing a slow craniocervical flexion. For each target level, the contraction duration increases to 10 s, and each patient performs 10 repetitions. If three attempts by the patient are successful, then she continues to the next level. |
Cervical rotation with chin tuck in a sitting position | Longus colli Longus capitis Semispinalis Capitus Semispinalis Cervicis Sternocleidomastoid Longissimus Capitis | In a sitting position, the patient rotates her head in both directions (left-right) with simultaneous contraction of the deep neck flexors (with the chin tucked). The movement stops at the point where the patient leaves the axis of rotation and performs both rotation and lateral flexion. |
Cervical lateral flexion with chin tuck in a sitting position | Longus colli Longus capitis Rectus capitis lateralis Scalenes Sternocleidomastoid Obliquus Capitus Superior | In a sitting position, the patient laterally flexes the head in both directions (left-right) with simultaneous contraction of the deep neck flexors (with chin tucked). The movement stops at the point where the patient leaves the axis of movement and performs both rotation and lateral flexion. |
Shoulder horizontal abduction With external rotation in the prone position | Middle trapezius Lower trapezius Rhomboids Infraspinatus Teres minor | In the prone position, the patient horizontally abducts and externally rotates the shoulders with the elbow flexed at 90°. The patient lifts both shoulders at the same time, trying to squeeze both scapulae together, avoiding movement of the head, which rests in the neutral position. |
For more information about how we can help YOU with your neck pain and improve your underlying dysfunction so the problem doesn’t come back . Please call Health Wise Chiropractic 03 9467 7889 or book online to see one of our Chiropractors in Sunbury or Melton/Strathtulloh Today!
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- Information about the conditions
- things to do and things to avoid
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Mylonas K, Angelopoulos P, Billis E, Tsepis E, Fousekis K. Combining targeted instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization applications and neuromuscular exercises can correct forward head posture and improve the functionality of patients with mechanical neck pain: a randomized control study. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2021 Feb 21;22(1):212. doi: 10.1186/s12891-021-04080-4. Erratum in: BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2021 Apr 26;22(1):385. doi: 10.1186/s12891-021-04243-3. PMID: 33612123; PMCID: PMC7898422.
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