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HOW POSTURE AFFECTS NECK & BACK PAIN
Remember back when your mother used to tell you that if you wouldn’t stop hunching your shoulders, they’d be stuck that way forever? An idle threat, one that barely anyone took seriously. Yet, fast forward a few decades and it turns out that mom might have been on to something, after all. A poor habit of bad posture can have a lasting impact on your neck andback. Theworseyourposture is, themore intenseyourbackand neck pain can become. Unfortunately, once you start experiencing neck and back pain, simply squaring your shoulders isn’t likely to bemuch help. Workingwith a physical therapist can help you to train themuscles 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 Not all back pain is caused by poor posture, and it is true that you can have poor posture for years without feeling the consequences of that slouch right away, but in time the habit is likely to catch up withyou. Therearecertainways that youcan tell if neckorbackpain 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 aday at theoffice, or after a fewhours on the couch. •Thepain frequently starts in your neckandmoves 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 painwill subside after switching positions, such as switching fromsitting 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. After yearsof practicingpoorposture, yourback, shoulderandneck muscleswill likely findstandingor sittingwithstraight posture tobe uncomfortable.This isbecauseyourmuscleshavegrownaccustomed totheslouching, andstandingupstraightwill requiresomethorough stretching. That doesn’t mean that once you have bad posture you can never correct it. Workingwithaphysical therapist to improve your posture is agreat way toovercomechronicneckandbackpain. Inphysical therapy, you will be guided through a series of stretches and strength building exercises that canhelpyoubegintrainingyourbody topracticebetter posture, thereby reducing your back and neck pain.
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