Here are 4 Quick Ways to Obliterate Your Headaches:
1. Improve Your Workstation Set-up
So many people have awful workstation set-ups! The sit down at their computers and it looks like they trying to squeeze themselves into a small closet! The head is craned forward, the keyboards are elevated up too high, the mouse is not located conveniently beside the keyboard at lap level. And on and on! Here's a helpful picture of what a workstation should look like.
1. Improve Your Workstation Set-up
So many people have awful workstation set-ups! The sit down at their computers and it looks like they trying to squeeze themselves into a small closet! The head is craned forward, the keyboards are elevated up too high, the mouse is not located conveniently beside the keyboard at lap level. And on and on! Here's a helpful picture of what a workstation should look like.
2. Driving
Driving positions are often horrible. I'm amazed how slouched drivers appear. One way to reduce slouching is to use a lumbar support. Often the lumbar supports built into car seats aren't sufficient either. The small of your back should be placed into a moderate "arched" position. This will typically reposition your head and neck into the proper comfortable position as well. Then utilize an armrest and keep your hands on the lower part of the steering wheel to reduce upper shoulder tension while driving.
3. Forward Head Posture
If you want to look like a curious giraffe than this is the head posture for you! But if you want to have a healthy neck and shoulders and look like a confident adult you would do well to avoid this posture. This posture can be easily fixed by avoiding slouching and by consciously tucking your chin back throughout the day to increase your awareness of good posture (Like this).
Research has indicated that behaviors like good posture takes 3 weeks to become a (good) habit. Perform this chin tuck 5x every hour to improve your awareness and make it become an unconscious habit.
Driving positions are often horrible. I'm amazed how slouched drivers appear. One way to reduce slouching is to use a lumbar support. Often the lumbar supports built into car seats aren't sufficient either. The small of your back should be placed into a moderate "arched" position. This will typically reposition your head and neck into the proper comfortable position as well. Then utilize an armrest and keep your hands on the lower part of the steering wheel to reduce upper shoulder tension while driving.
3. Forward Head Posture
If you want to look like a curious giraffe than this is the head posture for you! But if you want to have a healthy neck and shoulders and look like a confident adult you would do well to avoid this posture. This posture can be easily fixed by avoiding slouching and by consciously tucking your chin back throughout the day to increase your awareness of good posture (Like this).
Research has indicated that behaviors like good posture takes 3 weeks to become a (good) habit. Perform this chin tuck 5x every hour to improve your awareness and make it become an unconscious habit.
4. Carrying Your Stress In Your Shoulder or Jaw Muscles
This one can be tricky! Oftentimes people carry their stress in their shoulders, but either don't know it- or find themselves helpless to prevent it.
If this is the case, I would recommend making an appointment to learn some of the fairly simple techniques to avoid storing your stressful tension in your jaws or your shoulders.
Try these tricks and let me know how you do! Feel free to share any effective strategies of your own- there are lots more!
This one can be tricky! Oftentimes people carry their stress in their shoulders, but either don't know it- or find themselves helpless to prevent it.
If this is the case, I would recommend making an appointment to learn some of the fairly simple techniques to avoid storing your stressful tension in your jaws or your shoulders.
Try these tricks and let me know how you do! Feel free to share any effective strategies of your own- there are lots more!
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