Completely Relive Neck Pain By Changing This Small Habit

Completely Relive Neck Pain by
Changing This Small Habit
Neck and back pain has become somewhat of the norm in the western
world. It seems like everyone, his or her mothers and children complain
about neck and back pain.
However, there is a surprisingly, easy solution, discovered by
chiropractor named Dr Dean Fishman that everyone can immediately
use to relive their neck pain.
Just change one little habit.
It was Dr. Dean Fishman, a chiropractor who coined the term ‘Text
Neck’ to describe the neck pain that follows long hours of forward head
posture. It results due to overuse of neck, shoulders and head. This is
typically the case when using handheld mobile devices, working on the
desktop or reading a book in bed. This is not just a mild problem – it can
lead to a change in spine and muscle alignment.
While ‘Text Neck’ sounds scary, it is actually quite easy to cure it,
provided you are willing to make some small habit changes. This
includes reading at eye level and always keeping your head held
directly over the shoulders.
Another useful habit is to take regular breaks and stretch you to relax
muscles. This is a type of ‘learned behavior’. You will realize that these
exercises are useful only when you try them.
To give you a better idea about the stress caused, consider this: the
head weighs 10 pounds on an average. For every inch, you bend
forward, the weight increases by 100 percent! The more you bend, the
more is the stress exerted on the neck?
Dr. Fishman first observed ‘text neck’ in patients who had the habit of
constantly texting, reading in bed or had other similar habits. X-rays of
people who constantly exert stress on their neck shows that they
naturally exhibit incorrect posture, even if they are standing in a neutral
stance.
He then advised them to do specific stretching exercises and read at
eye level.
After just one month, there was a complete reversal in pain and other
symptoms. Interestingly, it also reflected on the X-rays.
The best advice is to avoid overusing the neck. Even if you have to put
strain on the neck due to work or play, it is a good habit to take a 15-
minute break in-between. Exercising the shoulder blades and stretching
the pectoral muscles can provide relief from the pain.
However, if neck pain has become regular and chronic, you may need
a little more. After suffering not just one but two major accidents to
my neck, here are the simple little exercises I used, to bring my spine
back to life…