The Tech-Neck Epidemic: The NEW Extension Traction Therapy And Its Role In Treatment and Prevention

Original Air Date: February 04, 2015

Sponsored by:
Pivotal Health Solutions
Pivotal Health Solutions
Jarrod Nichols, DC, CSCS

Presenter:
Jarrod Nichols, DC, CSCS

Moderator:
Peter Crownfield, Executive Editor of Dynamic Chiropractic

Agenda at a glance:

  • Forward Head Posture (FHP) occurrences in the U.S. adult population.
  • Increased use of hand-held digital devices FHP (also known as "tech-neck") affecting children at an alarming rate.
  • General public awareness of 'tech-neck' epidemic and solutions.
  • FHP as a major contributing factor in the most common conditions treated in clinical practice today.
  • True structural correction and subsequent long-term relief can only be achieved through the addition of extension traction therapy.
  • Extension traction therapy changes to soft tissues in a controlled fashion in order to allow the spine to regain its normal structural curve.
  • Learn how adding cervical extension traction therapy to any existing treatment protocol can significantly improve long-term outcomes in patients with the following symptoms related to FHP and reduced cervical lordosis: Headaches, migraines, neck pain, upper back pain, TMJ disorders, thoracic outlet syndrome, shoulder pain/dysfunction, carpal tunnel syndrome, and more.
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