Discover Freedom From Neck Pain - Naturally
By Dr. Brenda Slovin
Is Life a Pain in Your
Neck?
Perhaps one of the most common health
complaints in our hectic lives today is chronic neck pain. Neck pain can disrupt
our lives, limit our ability to enjoy our favorite activities and can even make
a normal workday unbearably agonizing.
Several factors can contribute to
neck pain. Symptoms may be the result of bad posture at a computer in the workplace,
or a neck trauma. Fortunately, a regimen of posture improvement exercises and
other proactive, natural techniques have proven amazingly effective in relieving
and preventing chronic neck pain.
Back and Posture
Problems in Using Computers
In a majority of cases, the culprit
responsible for that grinding pain in your neck is actually today’s high-tech
workplace. That’s right, your computer workstation. Long hours spent slouched
in front of a computer is driving a new generation of workers to seek chiropractic
help. Bad posture at a computer is responsible for a myriad of health issues,
including neck pain, migraines, upper back pain and fatigue.
Use Computer Ergonomics
to Eliminate Neck Pain
Take a critical look at your working
environment. Is it ergonomically friendly? Using a computer can be a pain in
the neck – literally. Positioning or using your computer improperly can
negatively affect your posture, resulting in neck pain, headaches and energy-zapping
fatigue. For example, if your computer monitor is at less than a 90 degree angle
with your eyes, you tend to tilt your head forward to look at the monitor. Neck
pain is a direct result of this type of head-forward posture. To prevent head-forward
posture, adjust either your chair or monitor until the top of your monitor is
just about eye level.
Another important factor at your
workstation is your chair. An ergonomically designed chair will help you achieve
a comfortable working posture in which your joints are properly aligned. This
neutral body positioning effectively reduces stress and strain on your muscles,
tendons and the rest of your neuro-musculoskeletal system. Additionally, an
adjustable chair with a good lumbar support helps to take additional stress
off those sore back muscles.
Creative Stress
Reduction Ideas
It seems that while we are all dealing
with our increasingly hectic lifestyles, our leisure time is quickly becoming
a fondly remembered thing of the past. Between the daily stress of career, family
and an overwhelming amount of other responsibilities, we seldom find time to
simply, relax. How you choose to deal with your daily stress is a key factor
in reducing tension-related neck pain.
Many times, simple adjustments in
your behavior and attitude are surprisingly effective in handling stress in
a healthier manner. For example, try taking control of the tension level in
your life with creative stress reduction ideas such as:
• Set aside 30 to 35 minutes
of each day for some moderate exercise. Your body was not meant to sit in front
of a computer, motionless all day. Your body craves movement and exercise is
a great way to get your blood pumping, as well as a way to work off the tension
of the day.
• Be sure to allow your body
at least seven to eight hours of sleep every night. This is the time when your
body recharges and repairs itself. Inadequate rest sets you up as a prime candidate
for illness, impaired thought and exhaustion.
• Eat right! French fries are
not vegetables, and ketchup is not a fruit. Take time to eat at least three
nutritionally balanced meals every day, and don’t forget to include several
servings of fresh fruits and veggies. Your body requires fuel to function at
optimum efficiency, and candy from the vending machine just doesn’t cut
it.
• Give yourself time to relax.
All work and no play not only makes Jack a dull boy, but it also probably makes
him incredibly stressed out. Give your mind and your body time to unwind and
enjoy activities that have absolutely nothing to do with work. You will find
that the more you do this, the more your workplace attitude and productivity
will improve.
Life is too short to allow stress
and poor health habits to overshadow and control it. Resolve to make the changes
that will enhance your health and well-being. Beauty and joy are all around
us, every day – take time to go out and discover them. About the Author
Drs. Brenda and Erik Slovin are board certified Chiropractic physicians at
Slovin Chiropractic Center in
Norwalk, Connecticut. Drs. Slovin specialize in teaching people how to get rid
of their headache, migraine
and neck and shoulder pain, quickly and easily, without the use of pills
or surgery.
To get instant access to all their most successful health strategies and secrets,
as well as a free Chronic Pain Report that lets you know why, what most people
don't know about chronic pain can actually hurt you!, visit them at: http://www.headache-neck-pain-relief.com
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