Thinking about our posture is usually the furthest thing from our minds on a day to day basis. However, this lack of self awareness can leave us experiencing constant neck, shoulder, or head aches.
For many American?s hours are spent glued to our computers, either at work or at home, culminating in the head being held in an unusual forward position. Body neutral position provides for optimal support, which is with the head located directly atop your neck between your shoulders. When your head is in this place position, your neck and shoulder muscles experience the least stress and strain as your strong vertebrae support your head. If you constantly hold your head outside of this neutral position often headaches, neck pain, and shoulder pain often ensue.
fortunately, you do not have to keep on suffering, as there are solutions to the difficulty problem.
The very fact that you are reading this is the first step! Understanding that the issue may be posture related is important. An evaluation of your posture by a chiropractic expert may result in time and money savings as they address the offending issue, your posture, rather than you trying to adjust your external environment with a chair, or back support.
You can easily do a posture self check right at home. Find a bare wall, face away from the wall about six inches. Step slowly back towards the wall and pay attention to which part of your body reaches the wall first. Preferably, your head, shoulders, bottom and heels reach at the same time. This indicates good spinal alignment.
If your check showed that your shoulders did not touch first, some loosening of your chest or pectoral muscles might help this rounded and slouched posture. Again, this can be completed almost anywhere in your home. Stand in your chosen doorway, stretch your right arm out so that the doorframe is touching your elbow joint, slowly step forward until you notice a stretch across your chest, hold for a few seconds. Repeat with your other arm. This stretch will open your chest and should result in less slouching and slumping of your shoulders.
Or if your head did not touch first, you can address the muscles in the front portion of your neck and strengthen the muscles in the back of your neck with the chin tuck. While sitting or standing straight up, use your neck to pull your chin straight back. Hold for 5-15 seconds and return to the initial position.
These two movements may be able to correct your alignment issues and may even decrease your pain.
The first step was to identify the issue with the help of a chiropractor; the second step is to perform the exercises that are recommended. Most often, these will address the problem, however, conditions that are long term may require an individualized plan of care that can be determined by your chiropractic provider. This plan of care might consist of some established techniques that reduce or remove built up scar tissue that affect your muscles. These two techniques are the Active Release and the Graston technique.
Passing the self test and doing the movements and stretches may still not be enough to make your pain decrease as there might be underlying spinal alignment maladjustments that call for a careful examination from a chiropractor. The evaluation can identify any other issues and may involve further treatments to address the abnormal spinal issues.
Luckily you are not alone when it comes to assessing and rectifying your postural issues, because seeing a chiropractor can lead you down the path to pain free days.
Dr. Steve Van Laecken has eliminated neck pain from countless patients. To remove that stubborn pain in your neck once and for all, call SpinalWorks at 602-298-1600 for an initial examination by Dr. Steve. For a limited time, Dr. Steve has agreed to provide these appointments for 75% off to anyone with a copy of this article.
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