If you’re suffering from neck pain and stiffness from constantly looking down at your phone, you may have “text neck.” We would like to provide some answers to frequently asked questions about text neck and how our team at Signature Health & Wellness Center can help. Our chiropractors near you in Fairfield and Belleville provide customized chiropractic care and therapy to relieve text neck.
What is Text Neck?
Text neck refers to neck pain and damage that result from the frequent use of handheld devices like smartphones and tablets. The poor posture of looking down at your device strains the neck muscles, tendons, and spine. This can lead to pinched nerves, muscle knots, stiffness, reduced range of motion, headaches, and more. Our chiropractors at Signature Health & Wellness Center are experts in diagnosing and treating text neck.
What Are the Symptoms of Text Neck?
Common text neck symptoms include neck stiffness or soreness, shoulder and upper back pain, headaches, and a reduced ability to turn or tilt the neck. You may also experience tingling or numbness in the arms and hands due to nerve compression in the neck. The longer you have text neck, the worse the symptoms can become. Listen to your body and seek chiropractic care if you notice these issues.
How Can a Chiropractor Help with Text Neck?
Chiropractic adjustments are highly effective in realigning the vertebrae in your neck and upper spine to reduce pain and nerve irritation. At Signature Health & Wellness Center, we will perform a full assessment to determine which joints are misaligned before administering gentle adjustments. We may also recommend massage therapy, physical therapy, ergonomic advice, and specific exercises to support your recovery.
How Can I Prevent Text Neck?
Fortunately, there are several ways to modify your smartphone habits to prevent and treat text neck. Hold your device at eye level instead of looking down, take frequent breaks, do neck stretches and exercises, use voice commands instead of typing, and set alerts to remind you to adjust your posture. Our team at Signature Health & Wellness Center can create a customized plan to help you break the text neck habit.
Is Text Neck Permanent?
With proper treatment and neck-friendly changes to your daily routine, text neck does not have to be permanent. The sooner you seek help from a chiropractor, the more likely you’ll be able to reverse the damage and prevent future issues. Don’t wait to get treatment if you notice pain or limited motion in your neck. Our experts at Signature Health & Wellness Center offer cutting-edge therapies to help you regain a pain-free, mobile neck.
Don't Let Text Neck Cause You Pain - Turn to Us for Relief
Text neck is a common but treatable condition. Our chiropractors, massage therapists, and physical therapists at Signature Health & Wellness Center have the skills and knowledge to diagnose and treat text neck, while also teaching you preventative habits. Contact us today to start healing your neck!
