| Is Life a Pain in Your Neck? | | | | Creative Stress Reduction Ideas |
| Perhaps one of the most common health | | | | It seems that while we are all dealing with our |
| complaints in our hectic lives today is chronic neck | | | | increasingly hectic lifestyles, our leisure time is |
| pain. Neck pain can disrupt our lives, limit our ability | | | | quickly becoming a fondly remembered thing of |
| to enjoy our favorite activities and can even | | | | the past. Between the daily stress of career, |
| make a normal workday unbearably agonizing. | | | | family and an overwhelming amount of other |
| Several factors can contribute to neck pain. | | | | responsibilities, we seldom find time to simply, |
| Symptoms may be the result of bad posture at | | | | relax. How you choose to deal with your daily |
| a computer in the workplace, or a neck trauma. | | | | stress is a key factor in reducing tension-related |
| Fortunately, a regimen of posture improvement | | | | neck pain. |
| exercises and other proactive, natural techniques | | | | Many times, simple adjustments in your behavior |
| have proven amazingly effective in relieving and | | | | and attitude are surprisingly effective in handling |
| preventing chronic neck pain. | | | | stress in a healthier manner. For example, try |
| Back and Posture Problems in Using Computers | | | | taking control of the tension level in your life with |
| In a majority of cases, the culprit responsible for | | | | creative stress reduction ideas such as:o Set aside |
| that grinding pain in your neck is actually today's | | | | 30 to 35 minutes of each day for some |
| high-tech workplace. That's right, your computer | | | | moderate exercise. Your body was not meant to |
| workstation. Long hours spent slouched in front of | | | | sit in front of a computer, motionless all day. Your |
| a computer is driving a new generation of | | | | body craves movement and exercise is a great |
| workers to seek chiropractic help. Bad posture at | | | | way to get your blood pumping, as well as a way |
| a computer is responsible for a myriad of health | | | | to work off the tension of the day.o Be sure to |
| issues, including neck pain, migraines, upper back | | | | allow your body at least seven to eight hours of |
| pain and fatigue. | | | | sleep every night. This is the time when your |
| Use Computer Ergonomics to Eliminate Neck Pain | | | | body recharges and repairs itself. Inadequate rest |
| Take a critical look at your working environment. | | | | sets you up as a prime candidate for illness, |
| Is it ergonomically friendly? Using a computer can | | | | impaired thought and exhaustion.o Eat right! French |
| be a pain in the neck - literally. Positioning or using | | | | fries are not vegetables, and ketchup is not a |
| your computer improperly can negatively affect | | | | fruit. Take time to eat at least three nutritionally |
| your posture, resulting in neck pain, headaches | | | | balanced meals every day, and don't forget to |
| and energy-zapping fatigue. For example, if your | | | | include several servings of fresh fruits and |
| computer monitor is at less than a 90 degree | | | | veggies. Your body requires fuel to function at |
| angle with your eyes, you tend to tilt your head | | | | optimum efficiency, and candy from the vending |
| forward to look at the monitor. Neck pain is a | | | | machine just doesn't cut it.o Give yourself time to |
| direct result of this type of head-forward posture. | | | | relax. All work and no play not only makes Jack a |
| To prevent head-forward posture, adjust either | | | | dull boy, but it also probably makes him incredibly |
| your chair or monitor until the top of your | | | | stressed out. Give your mind and your body time |
| monitor is just about eye level. | | | | to unwind and enjoy activities that have |
| Another important factor at your workstation is | | | | absolutely nothing to do with work. You will find |
| your chair. An ergonomically designed chair will help | | | | that the more you do this, the more your |
| you achieve a comfortable working posture in | | | | workplace attitude and productivity will improve. |
| which your joints are properly aligned. This neutral | | | | Life is too short to allow stress and poor health |
| body positioning effectively reduces stress and | | | | habits to overshadow and control it. Resolve to |
| strain on your muscles, tendons and the rest of | | | | make the changes that will enhance your health |
| your neuro-musculoskeletal system. Additionally, | | | | and well-being. Beauty and joy are all around us, |
| an adjustable chair with a good lumbar support | | | | every day - take time to go out and discover |
| helps to take additional stress off those sore | | | | them. |
| back muscles. | | | | |