Physical Therapy For Neck Pain From Computer Usage
Using a computer for 8+ hours a day can cause some unwanted pain and irritation. Our bodies, while adaptable, are still not adapted to sitting for long periods of time. Mix these long periods of sitting with the odd posture we fall into while working on the computer and you have a recipe for pain and everlasting damage. Physical Therapy can help you to not only help heal and prevent pain now, but in the future as well! Many of us sit for hours working in front of a screen without focusing on how we are sitting. Poor habits add up over time, with our posture and position creating various issues that often arise.
Elite Spine & Sports Care Of Totowa, a Totowa NJ physical therapist can determine where your damage lies and then assist by offering the right exercises and stretches during Computer Neck Pain Physical Therapy that deals with the pain that has developed. In addition, your Physical Therapist can determine whether chiropractic care is necessary. Some of the treatment exercises used to alleviate pain during your visit can also be used to avoid pain in the future!
Exercises To Alleviate Neck Pain From Computer Usage
Scapular Rolls
- Roll your shoulders up and hold for 5 seconds.
- Roll your shoulders back and hold for 5 seconds.
- Roll your shoulders down and hold for five 5 seconds.
Scapular Squeezes
- Squeeze your shoulder blades together while sitting up straight. Hold this position for 5 seconds. Repeat 10 times.
Your Posture Can Be A Leading Cause of Your Neck Pain
While these two exercises can help relieve pain from sitting in front of the computer, it is important to be cognizant of your posture when sitting at your desk to avoid neck pain in the future. For every hour you spend in front of the computer you should complete the aforementioned exercise. Good posture can work as treatment as well as prevention of unnecessary aches and pains.
Physical Therapy for computer neck pain can help assess your posture, determine which muscle groups need to be strengthened and/or stretched and offer tips to improve your posture. Contact your Passaic County NJ physical therapist today to learn more exercises and stretches and eliminate neck pain from computer use. Your therapist will assess your posture, determine which muscle groups need to be strengthened and/or stretched, and offer tips to improve your posture.
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Contact Elite Spine and Sports Care of Totowa NJ offers an approach based on the functional model and the dynamic use of manual medicine into physical therapy and rehabilitation. We believe that optimal health and performance can be attained through proper stability by enabling correct function via mobility of joints and corresponding muscles.
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