Forward Head Posture, Tech Neck, & Tight Shoulders
Another uncomfortable symptom that can result from prolonged computer use is upper back tightness.
Specifically those 2 spots at the inner and upper tip of your shoulder blade (one on each side).
We have all had them; you often reach over your opposite shoulder and try to rub them out with your finger- tips.
In some people these can get nasty.
They can get real hard and start to burn.
How this happens is that there is a strip of muscle that travels from the base of your skull to that part of your shoulder blade.
Its job is to help elevate your shoulders.
Forward head posture or tech neck which happens with sitting a lot at the computer will stretch this muscle.
And after a while, the repetitive stretching will make the muscle angry where it attaches to boney tissue (shoulder blade) creating those tight and tender hot-spots.
What to do?
Three things…
Be mindful of posture when sitting at a computer.
Chin up and eyes up.
Be sure to take a posture break at least once every hour.
Place your soft-gel ice pack directly on those tender spots for 10 min once or twice a day.
The more comfortable you are when interacting with technology; the better your focus on your work or homework.
Specifically those 2 spots at the inner and upper tip of your shoulder blade (one on each side).
We have all had them; you often reach over your opposite shoulder and try to rub them out with your finger- tips.
In some people these can get nasty.
They can get real hard and start to burn.
How this happens is that there is a strip of muscle that travels from the base of your skull to that part of your shoulder blade.
Its job is to help elevate your shoulders.
Forward head posture or tech neck which happens with sitting a lot at the computer will stretch this muscle.
And after a while, the repetitive stretching will make the muscle angry where it attaches to boney tissue (shoulder blade) creating those tight and tender hot-spots.
What to do?
Three things…
Be mindful of posture when sitting at a computer.
Chin up and eyes up.
Be sure to take a posture break at least once every hour.
Place your soft-gel ice pack directly on those tender spots for 10 min once or twice a day.
The more comfortable you are when interacting with technology; the better your focus on your work or homework.