MANAGING YOUR PAIN
with Healthier Habits Adopting healthier habits can have a big impact on your management of neck pain. These include: • Practicing improved posture • Wearing recommended footwear • Using lumbar support in your desk chair or car • Exercising regularly • Engaging in regular stretching One of the primary goals of physical therapy is to address whole-body well-being by encouraging improved overall health. In many situations, this includes improved flexibility and range-of-motion training, muscle building and strength training, and even in some cases, encouragement with cardiovascular activities and weight loss. At the end of the day, the best way to be free of neck pain is to prevent neck pain from developing, 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 repetitive movements like hunching over a keyboard at work can all seriously impact your neck pain. Working with a physical therapist at Blue RidgePhysicalTherapycanhelpyou identify the best treatment methods for neck pain. Contact us today at (423) 262-0020. Sources: https://www.moveforwardpt.com/symptomsconditionsdetail. aspx?cid=8402b1d2-6580-41b2-b4ff-25a0cd6dac3a
https://www.verywellhealth.com/pinched-nerve-headache-treatment-1719581
Relieve Pain In Minutes Try this movement to relieve neck pain.
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SCALENE STRETCH
Place your hands overlappingonyourbreast bone. Next, tilt your head upwards and away from the affected side until a gentle stretch is felt along the front and side of your neck. Hold for 20 seconds repeat 3 times on each side.
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