Quick Solution for Neck and Upper Back Tension and Pain
Posted on | May 22, 2008 | 4 Comments
Most of us are trapped in cubicles/offices/home offices/meetings/couches/ you get the idea. Inactivity settled into our lifestyles. We sit, sit, sit.
[What's wrong with sitting? It's comfy!]
Sitting is comfy, but not really.
[Huh?]
Humans are not designed to sit all day long. Inactivity is killing us and causing much discomfort.
[Like what?]
Neck and upper back pain and tension.
[Oh yeah... I have that...]
Forward head posture is a typical posture of someone who sits all day long. Since head is moved forward, neck and upper back muscles must compensate and work extra hard to maintain that position.
[Great.. I knew that I have neck and upper back pain and tension.. What can I do?! I have to sit... ]
If you can’t fire your boss and become a professional athlete, try the following exercise:
Arm Circles: Please watch the video for a instructions/explanation(Thank you Cynthia for demonstration, hope that your neck feels supah-fun-tastic!).
Do the exercise through out the day. It will keep your back and neck aligned and happy.
Beginner: 25 circles each way
Intermediate: 50 circles each way
Advanced: 100 circles each way
enjoy!
If you have any questions, suggestions or comments please leave feedback as a comment to this post.
Denis Kanygin
Popularity: 8% [?]
Comments
4 Responses to “Quick Solution for Neck and Upper Back Tension and Pain”
Leave a Reply
May 23rd, 2008 @ 6:05 pm
[...] all of those who are spending their days in a cubicle/office/meeting read this post about one exercise that you can do during your workday that will help with posture and keep neck [...]
October 2nd, 2008 @ 11:33 pm
[...] Warm up and go through re-alignment exercises (read Quick Solution for Neck and Upper Back Tension and Pain [...]
July 27th, 2009 @ 9:12 pm
Thanks for this suggestion! I was having terrible neck pain, and this gave me immediate relief!
July 28th, 2009 @ 8:03 pm
Jane: I’m glad that my suggestion helped.
Do it every day and your neck tension shall improve.