OCTOBER 2018
NEWSLETTER
RELIEF FROM ELBOW, WRIST & SHOULDER PAIN CONTINUEANACTIVE LIFESTYLE FREEOF PAIN!
Common issues that can lead to shoulder, wrist and elbow pain include: • Issues with poor posture • Carpal tunnel syndrome, which can develop from overuse of the wrist and regular, repetitive motions, such as typing • Heavy lifting
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What is Causing the Pain? Think about the tasks that make up the majority of your day-to-day life. It is oftensaid that life in the21stcentury iswayeasieron thebody than lifeduring 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. Thereareplentyofways inwhichthecommontasksof21st-century lifeputthe bodyunderagreatdealofstress.Sedentary lifestyles frequentlycontribute to weightgain,which increasesyourriskfora long listofobesity-relateddiseases. This put additional stress on your body, which could result in pain in crucial joints likeyourshoulders,elbowsandyes,evenyourwrists.Butevenasidefrom that, there are a lot of potential issues that your body can face as a result of sedentarybehavior intheworkplace— includingshoulder,elbowandwristpain. Elbow,wristandshoulder injuriesareespeciallycommonasaresultofworkplace injuryandoveruse.While it issometimespossible to takeaction topreventan 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.
• Athletic injuries • Muscle sprain • Muscle strain • Dislocation or hyperextension of the joints Getting a Handle on Wrist, Elbow and Shoulder Pain
Oneof thebiggestconcerns regardingpain in thewrist,elbowandshoulder is that it is difficult to impossible to actually allow these parts of the body time to rest. Every movement and action requires these body parts — and when the pain develops in both arms, as it often does, treating the pain becomes even morecomplicated. It is impossible tocare for your basicneeds without involving your shoulder or wrist, let alone get through a day at the office. This iswhysomany issuesregardingpain in thewrists,elbowsandshoulders typicallybecomechronic.Since it isdifficult toallow thesebodyparts time to properly rest, theycontinuebeingoverusedand thepaincanactuallyworsen.
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