• Wearing recommended footwear • Using lumbar support in your desk chair or car • Exercising regularly • Engaging in regular stretching, like yoga
One of the primary goals of physical therapy is to address whole-body well-being by encouraging improved overall health. Inmany situations, this includes improved flexibility and range-of-motion training, muscle building and strength training, and even in some cases, encouragement with cardiovascular activities andweight loss. At the end of the day, the best way to be free of neck pain is to prevent neck pain fromdeveloping, and working with a physical therapist can help you in this regard, as well. The tasks that you do every day can build up over time and cause a lot of stress on your body, and the neck and shoulders are some of the most common places to carry that stress. You may not even realize the impact that simple tasks that you do every day have on your body and your experience of pain. Things like driving, lifting heavy objects — like packages at the front door or even your groceries —and repetitivemovements like hunching over a keyboard at work can all seriously impact your neck pain. The longer you let neck pain linger anddisrupt your life, themore difficult it becomes to treat. If you experience an injury, the smart thing to do is to consult a physical therapist soonafter thepaindevelops. Contact us today at our Amherst (716-839-3705) or Clarence (716-634-1578) locations. Source: www.moveforwardpt.com/symptomsconditionsdetail.aspx?cid=8402b1d2-6580-41b2-b4ff-25a0cd6dac3a www.verywellhealth.com/pinched-nerve-headache-treatment-1719581 Relieve Pain In Minutes Try this exercise to stretch your neck.
LEVATOR SCAPULAE STRETCH
Grasp your arm on the affected side and tilt your head downward into the armpit. Use your opposite hand to guide your head further into the stretch.
This stretch is great to use if you sit at a computer for a large portion of the day.
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