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PAIN-FREE LIVING IS WITHIN YOUR GRASP!
It’s time to say goodbye to shoulder, elbow, wrist & hand pain once and for all. Identifying the cause of your pain and taking steps to combat ill habits that may be contributing to your discomfort can have a significant impact on your quality of life. Wave goodbye to pain in your hands, shoulders, elbows, andwristswith targeted techniques from your experienced occupational therapists. What is Causing the Pain? Think about the tasks that make up the majority of your day-to-day life. It is often said that life in the 21st century isway easier on the body than life during any other time in human history — and it’s true that there is a fair amount of evidence to support this idea. Rather than spending all of your days working in a factory or on a farm, the vast majority of Americans work indoors, often at a computer for a predetermined number of hours week after week. But this new lifestyle isn’t exactly harmless for the body, either. There are plenty ofways inwhich the common tasks of 21st-century life put the body under a great deal of stress. Sedentary lifestyles frequently contribute to
weight gain, which increases your risk for a long list of obesity-related diseases. This puts additional stress on your body, which could result in pain in crucial joints like your shoulders, elbows and yes, even your wrists and hands. But even aside from that, there are a lot of potential issues that your body can face as a result of sedentary behavior in theworkplace — including shoulder, elbow, wrist, and hand pain. Shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand injuries are especially common as a result of workplace injury and overuse. While it is sometimes possible to take action to prevent an injury from developing, it is especially important to be able to recognize when an injury develops and to understand ways that you can combat that injury by identifying what may have caused the pain to develop in the first place. Common issues that can lead to shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand pain include: • Issues with poor posture
• Athletic injuries • Muscle sprain • Muscle strain • Dislocation or hyperextension of the joints
• Carpal tunnel syndrome, which can develop from overuse of the wrist and regular, repetitive motions, such as typing • Heavy lifting
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