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Will a straight neck give you arthritis?

Straight neck is often accompanied by a forward head, a problem called forward head syndrome, or forward head posture. According to experts in biomechanics (the study of the movement of the body) a forward head can put as much as ten pounds of extra pressure on the spine for every inch the head moves forward of the shoulder.

Columbus residents ask: “Is it okay to pop my own neck?”

And finally, the biggest reason why your neck should be treated with greater respect than your knuckles…in our Columbus upper cervical chiropractic practice we have seen our patients’ lose their upper cervical alignment and have their health go into a downward tailspin when they start cracking their own neck,