Keep Your Head Up! No Text Neck Syndrome!
Keep things at eye level, like your phone. Don’t bend down to look at them. You shorten your neck muscle and are at risk of developing a hump on your neck area in the back.
Ever hear of “text neck syndrome”? At all times people are leaning over, texting, looking at the phone, reading the paper, or a book, cutting produce and cooking, etc.
The head weighs a decent amount, and as it bends over, there is stress on the neck and back. Our neck is made to be straight, and upright. Good neck posture is important. The head could weigh between 7-12 pounds – when bending it over it increases the load on your neck – could more than double the weight around 15 degrees forward bend, more than triple the weight at 30 degrees bend, getting heavier with more bend. Your neck and your back suffer.
The lack of good neck posture will likely cause more people with “text neck syndrome” or “Dowagers Hump” (the head is leaning forward, and the back is hunching up). Recently it’s been found that a nodule, callus, or bone spurs may form in the neck or skull – from being in that position. Correct it early!
Keep your head up for proper neck posture! Bring the phone to your eye level. Bring the book to your eye level. Yes – bring the book, the newspaper, the magazine, the laptop, and everything at eye level. When cooking, try to raise your work surface, or try to keep your head up and just look down with your eyes. If you take care of this now, and make it a habit, you will likely save yourself a lot of pain down the road.
On that note, stretch your neck during the day. lean it back and forth, rotate it in a circle, and any other stretch that makes it feel good. Use a towel under the back of the neck and pull up the sides while pushing your neck back. Start the morning by leaning your chin to your chest, then try to keep it up from that point on. If you work on your pectoral muscles, it will also help you keep your head high.
Keep your head up and avoid other consequences!
P.R.
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