No matter what your job is, one thing that can impact your performance and reduce your overall quality of life is neck pain. While it may seem pesky and hard to address, here are three easy-to-implement tips that can help minimize your neck pain and get you back to doing your best!
Setting Up Work Environment to Promote Good Posture
Sometimes the way your desk or workspace is organized can have a direct impact on neck pain. Imagine that any setup that results in you looking down or hunched over can irritate your neck. If you have a desk, take and adjust your monitors and keyboard so that your neck and upper back can maintain a neutral position looking directly forward. If you are on the move try and bring your phone or tablet up to eye level so that you aren’t excessively looking down.
Implement Daily Exercises For Neck
With neck pain it sometimes can directly stem from the way we hold our necks when sitting, standing, and with activity. Some simple mobility and stretching exercises can be a great way to improve neck pain over time. The following exercises are easy to learn and a small investment of time can have a huge impact on neck pain over time
Improve Shoulder Position
A forward, rounded shoulder position can often lead to increased strain on the neck leading to neck pain. Exercises that open the chest and target the muscles between the shoulder blades not only help promote stronger upper back muscles but take the stress off of the neck. This allows the neck to maintain a more neutral position and can help reduce the pain in your neck.
While these tips are an excellent way to begin your journey towards addressing your neck pain, it is still important to seek the advice of a physical therapist for further exercises in addition to manual therapies which can further jumpstart your return to form!
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