First Choice. Posture For Back And Neck Pain

JANUARY 2019

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HOW POSTURE AFFECTS BACK & NECK PAIN

A poor habit of bad posture can have a lasting impact on your neck and back.Theworseyourposture is,themore intenseyourbackandneckpain can become. Unfortunately, once you start experiencing neck and back pain, simply squaring your shoulders isn’t likely to bemuch help. Working with a physical therapist can help you to train the muscles in your back, neck and shoulders so that you can improve your posture permanently, and in doing so bring relief to your chronic neck and back pain. The Posture And Pain Connection Notallbackpain iscausedbypoorposture,and it istruethatyoucanhave poor posture for years without feeling the consequences of that slouch right away, but in time the habit is likely to catch up with you. There are certain ways that you can tell if neck or back pain may be a result of poor posture, including: • The pain in your back is worsened at certain times of day.  For example, after you’ve spent a day at the office, or after a few hours on the couch.

• The pain frequently starts in your neck and moves into your upper and lower back. Pain that seems to travel from one area of the back to another is frequently an indication of posture concerns. • The pain will subside after switching positions, such as switching from sitting to standing or vice versa. • Back or neck pain that develops soon after a change in circumstances, such as starting a new job with a new desk chair, or getting a new car. Afteryearsofpracticingpoorposture,yourback,shoulderandneckmuscles will likelyfindstandingorsittingwithstraightposturetobeuncomfortable. This is because your muscles have grown accustomed to the slouching, andstandingupstraightwillrequiresomethoroughstretching.Thatdoesn’t mean that once you have bad posture you can never correct it.

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