Typically people come in with these symptoms: neck pain, headaches, shoulder pain, abnormally poor posture, and decreased flexibility. Fixing the problem is a task that I have been working on, and it usually involves a strict strengthening /stretching regime, spinal mobilization, as well as myofascial release techniques to help restore the body’s proper function.
Things to consider if you are working at a workstation for hours a day:
If you experience the symptoms of UCS, book an appointment to see your chiropractor. There are a number of musculoskeletal treatments we can administer that will alleviate the pain symptoms and work towards correcting the postural shifts.
- Make sure that your monitor is at eye level and within an arm’s length from where you are sitting. With a low monitor, you are constantly looking down, and with a 10lb bowling ball of a head, this puts a lot of strain on the traps.
- Use a keyboard tray. This will prevent the over-utilization of the pectorals and help reduce stress upon the back muscles.
- Take a break for sanity sake; our bodies are not designed to sit in front of our screens for more than an hour at a time. Stretch, move, go for a walk!