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It’s time to say goodbye to shoulder, elbow and wrist pain once and for all. Identifyingthecauseofyourpainandtakingstepstocombat illhabits thatmaybecontributingtoyourdiscomfortcanhaveasignificant impact on your quality of life. Wave goodbye to pain in your hands, wrists, elbows and shoulders with targeted techniques from your experienced physical therapists. What is Causing the Pain? Think about the tasks that make up the majority of your day-to-day life. It isoftensaid that life in the21stcentury iswayeasieron thebody 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. Thereareplentyofways inwhichthecommontasksof21st-century life putthebodyunderagreatdealofstress.Sedentary lifestylesfrequently contribute to weight gain, which increases your risk for a long list of
obesity-relateddiseases.Thisputsadditionalstressonyourbody,which couldresult inpain incrucial joints likeyourshoulders,elbowsandyes, even your wrists. But even aside from that, there are a lot of potential issues that your body can face as a result of sedentary behavior in the workplace — including shoulder, elbow and wrist pain. Shoulder, elbow and wrist 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, wrist and elbow pain include:
• Athletic injuries • Muscle sprain • Muscle strain • Dislocation or hyperextension of the joints
• 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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