part of the Upper Cross Syndrome and can be detected exter- nally, while spinal alignment can be used to detect internal fac- tors.
Upper Cross Syndrome Defined as having a tight upper back and neck (upper tra- pezius and levator scapula) along with tightened chest (pectoral muscles), countered by weakness in the middle back (rhomboids and serratus anterior) and weakness in the front neck muscles (neck flexors).
preventing text neck. Your neck should have a backwards, or cervical lordosis (a C-shaped curve in your neck with your head back over your shoulders), measured around forty-five degrees, is considered ideal. Your upper back should round forward called a kyphosis, measured around thirty-five degrees. With text neck posture the thoracic kyphosis increases, meaning there is more rounding of your shoulders and a hunched back, and the cervi- cal lordosis decreases, meaning your neck straightens. This puts abnormal strain on the muscles and spinal cord. The weight of your head is approximately 10 to 12 pounds.
This force is exerted through the muscles of the neck and upper back and cushioned by the spinal column. In text neck posture, with each inch forward your head moves off your shoulders, it adds an additional ten pounds of pressure on the spine. So, if your neck is a mere three inches forward in front of your shoul- ders, you are exerting 42 pounds of pressure on the spine. Have you ever tried holding forty two pounds versus ten? Big difference.
Spinal Analysis and Effects Spinal influence can be analyzed through x-rays. “X-rays
reveal how young people’s spines are changing because of chronic smartphone use, researcher Todd Lanman, a spinal neu- rosurgeon at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, says. “In an X-ray, the neck typically curves backward, and what we’re seeing is that the curve is being reversed as people look down at their phones for hours each day". The overwhelming major- ity of our youth rely on texting as their preferred form of com- munication. This leads to hours spent in poor posture every day. Proper biomechanics of your spinal column is essential for
Solutions 1. Put down the phone. Reduce the amount of time you spend on your phone and electronic devices. Setting time limitations is helpful not only for children but for adults as well. Hold
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