IMPORTANT: Sitting this Way While Driving Will Cause Serious Neck Problems - Dr Mandell

Reclining your car seat while driving will cause many neck problems from gravitational imbalances. This causes the head to go forward, rounding the shoulders and muscles to contract and spasm. This leads to rapid degeneration of the joints of the neck causing herniated discs and pinched nerves.

[Freetobeme]

Car seats were not designed to support proper posture, I don’t understand why car companies don’t fix this when so many of us spend much of our lives driving!!!

[TrustInTheUniverse]

Helpful advice! I got myself a neck support cushion for my car after a neck injury since I drive for a living Im using it constantly. But now it feels like the constant pressure on the back of my neck is compressing the nerve and I get sharp pains every now and then. Im gonna try driving without it and see if it improves.

[timbob]

Dude, you are amazing, some fantastic advice and ideas... I have spent a lot of time over the past 10 years driving (in assorted uncomfortable positions) then lifting heavy items, followed by more driving etc. i have mashed up my back fairly badly, aches in various places usually during exercise and while sitting, especially when driving assumingly due to weak vital supporting muscles and imbalances.

After just trying out a few of the exercises you have suggested i can feel the potential for some serious relief. That neck stretching exercise seems to be really helping... will begin a regime of these in car execises immediately and report back with results, thanks doc.

[susany]

Very important reminders Dr to practice, be aware of our posture as he’s so right 🙏

[tangatoto]

The problem with a lot of new car seats, especially luxury cars, is that they are designed with a whole bunch of curves in the seat back to provide support to a the average person . The “average” person is not tall, to if you are tall, the seat back curves will NEVER match any normal position that your back adopts in sitting. By putting a car seat back upright, when you’re tall, makes the curve at the top (designed to curve in / over the shoulders of a normal /short person), to stick into your upper back. Ironically, less fancy cheaper cars actually end up being more comfortable.
As makers like Mercedes are selling more and more vehicles into China, you can bet that their car seats are designed to fit the stature of Chinese people, which is a lot shorter than the average westerner... re the last comment, I too have a Mercedes, mine is 1 year old, I am tall, I hate it and about to buy a cheap old wreck Toyota to get around in so I can get rid of my back, neck and head aches. Did I mention, blurred vision and numb hands ..thanks Mercedes ..NOT

[supercarsia]

Thank you doctor I am suffering from same situation now I know where it was from u amazing

[paulk]

2023 vihicles if you straighten the seat your head is too forword so when we drive we are looking at our feet

[theprolificnetwork]

But it's too late now I have Progressive Whiplash and a pinched nerve and it's so painful to drive but I think you're right because anytime I drive you just provokes all the pain so must be work came from with my head leaning forward for my seat too far back produced Progressive whiplash I've been nursing a pinched nerve for 2 months now my C5 and C6 vertebrae numbness in my finger and elbow painful shoulder painful

[rsg]

Ensure if you are moving forward it should not be less than 90°

[khalidyasin]

Thank you very much Docter for the information

[milantonicful]

Hello again Dr, Mandell.First I thank to you for your fast reply.That means that I can't to work the shrugs for traps?Can I do the barbell upright row?Or any other exercises for traps?Lateral raise, front dumbell raise, shoulders press, arnold shoulders press?Also I'am intereseting to do pull ups and cnih ups for back muscles and dips for chest and triceps.But I dont know if I can to do it all exercises?I'm afraid I do not worsen my own condition.What would you recomanded to me?What to do, and what to avoid?I did a MRI, the doctors told me that is the initial stage of disc herniation.Thank you again.

[oopsburntoast]

Curious- Doc, do you have any tips for how to avoid this terrible forward head posture in all the new cars that the headrest literally forces the head forward?

[FullFledged]

For me its the exact opposite. I get neck pain when i sit upright for too long?...🤔

[milantonicful]

hello Dr.Mandell.I want to ask you something.Several months ago is discovered to me a problem with the cervical vertebrae.Before that problem, I have lift the weight, I have worked with the small weights, because I am not a professional.I had pain in the neck, I take some painkillers, and now Im feel much better.I wanted to ask you if I can to do exercises with light weights to strengthen that part of the body(traps, shoulders, deltoids, etc).I'm afraid I do not worsen my own situation, but I think that working with light weights will not worsen my condition.According to the doctors I should not continue to work with heavy weights.Advanced grateful for your answer.
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[lennywiggins]

For the last 4 years I’ve driven a semi and now I noticed my neck and arms are starting to bother me. This could be why.tryin to look cool riding down the highway

[ObamaoZedong]

All carseat headrests seem to push the head forward. Anything I can do to overcome this?

[peterdanyliw]

Illustration at 1:28 is terrible, with head not supported/ arms stretched out to steering wheel/legs stretched forward.

[Bruterce]

Why can these shit vehicle manufacturers like
GM get rid of the hard foam, text neck design crap ass bucket seats!