Stop & Prevent Neck Pain

Greetings Everyone,

I stumbled across this article on neck pain and I thought that you might find some great value reading it.

Most of the industrialized world with experience back and neck pain - the Harvard Medical School Advisor offers great advice for getting rid of neck pain using some very basic postural / lifestyle adjustments with powerful results.

The Harvard Medical School Adviser: Stop that pain in the neck pain - The Daily Journal:

"* Talking on the phone. If you spend a lot of time on the phone, don't lean your head to one side to hold the phone on your shoulder. Instead, use a headset or speakerphone, which will help keep your head in a neutral position -- and your hands free for other tasks. Headsets are available for both your desk phone and cell phone.

* Reading or writing at your desk. When you're reading, sit up straight and hold the document, book or report up so that you don't need to bend over. Or use a document holder to prop up the material. You can put papers on a slanted board raised slightly off the desk to keep them at a comfortable reading angle. For writing, adjust your chair so you don't need to bend over.

* Reading at home. Try to maintain an upright posture when you sit in a chair. Hold your book so that you don't have to lean down or forward to see it. Putting the book on a pillow in your lap may help. If you read in bed, sit up straight or use a wedge-shaped pillow to support your back.

* Wearing bifocals. The bottom portion of bifocals or progressive lenses corrects close-up vision, but that means you must bend your head to see the ground while walking or climbing stairs. Consider purchasing a pair of 'walking glasses' that have your distance prescription without bifocal lenses. When you need to focus on medium distances, such as at a computer screen, you're likely to need an intermediate correction, which bifocals don't have. Investing in a pair of single-vision glasses with the appropriate prescription for computer work can help prevent eye and neck strain. Alternatively, you may be able to move your monitor and adjust the font size of text on the screen so you can read it while looking through the upper half of your bifocals."

Wishing you all the best,
Charlie