Did You Know That Your Computer Can Give You A Pain in the Neck?
April 27, 2011 by Dr. Michael Weir
Filed under Health and Fitness
Being a Bellevue chiropractor, and after seeing thousands of patients over the years, I have begun to see certain patterns in certain groups of patients. For instance, woman who wear high heels for many years have a VERY high likely hood they will have low back pain. Another one is people who have computer jobs all have very similar neck and back problems, and their necks all have a certain look to them. This has become so common in the city that I practice, Bellevue WA, because of the many computer jobs, that I have coined the term “Bellevue Neck”.
The reason for these similarities are very simple. Sitting at a computer puts your body in very poor postures. Now I have a saying that all of my patients know, and its “where you keep your body the most, is where its going to stay”. If you keep your body in a poor posture (ie sitting at the computer) its going to get stuck there.
My post doctorate study’s are in chiropractic neurology through the Carrick Institute of Graduate Studies. In neurological text we call this bending “plasticity”. Now the good news is that “plasticity” goes both ways. In the negative, getting stuck out of position. In the positive, being able to make changes back to the correct position.
Bellevue neck is when the head drifts too far forward over the shoulders and normal curve in the neck is lost. This is bad, because it causes undue stress to the entire body, and over time can actually create pain and discomfort.
I work with patients on a daily basis who’s neck pain, mid back pain, headaches, tmj, and so on, are due to their “Bellevue Neck”. The key is to reverse the damages done and then prevent them from happening again. Chiropractic care is the best suited form of treatment for cases of Bellevue neck, and specific exercises are important to keep your spine in place.
Do you want to find out if you have Bellevue Neck? Visit www.bellevuechiropractorblog.com to schedule your consultation with Dr. Weir today!
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