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Have you ever noticed that certain people with certain jobs all have similar personality's for the most part? Like accounts, computer programmers, and so on. The same holds true for the way that certain jobs affect the spine. Computer jobs for instance create certain poor postures in the neck. I see this every day in my office as a Bellevue chiropractor! In fact it has become so common here in Bellevue WA, that I have named this type of neck a "Bellevue Neck".
So why do these people with computer jobs all have similar looking necks? Sitting at a computer causes the head and neck to tip forward, and then jut forward. If you keep the head and neck in this posture for long enough it will get stuck there. This is a bad thing.
In neurology we call this process plasticity. Think of your spine like a piece of plastic, bend it too far and it will get stuck there. On the positive side of things, you can also bend things back to their normal position with the right treatments.
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.
So why do these people with computer jobs all have similar looking necks? Sitting at a computer causes the head and neck to tip forward, and then jut forward. If you keep the head and neck in this posture for long enough it will get stuck there. This is a bad thing.
In neurology we call this process plasticity. Think of your spine like a piece of plastic, bend it too far and it will get stuck there. On the positive side of things, you can also bend things back to their normal position with the right treatments.
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.
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