For a few years, I've noticed the effects bad posture has had on me. Most people don't think I procrastinate, but let me say that this is a perfect example.
Ever since I started using computers more frequently (which is to say, when I started university), I've spent most of my time hunched over either a keyboard or a notebook. Nothing drastic happened, so I didn't pay much attention to proper ergonomics.
The only change that I recall occurred at night when I went to sleep - my back would crack (which never happened before). This probably started a couple of years ago.
Within the past year, my neck started getting sore - some might have diagnosed the problem as knotted muscles. I didn't give the pain much thought since it only bothered me when I worked for long periods of time. That's not to say that I cast it aside though - I did mention it in the sense that I jokingly brought up getting a professional massage. I know, that's not the same as getting treatment.
Anyway, this soreness persisted until my trip to New York. After carrying around a backpack for the majority of 3 days, I was no longer in the position to ignore my problem.
Now, if I try to stretch those muscles at any time of day, I'm rewarded with a little jolt of pain. I have to stress that it's still a "little" jolt - I'm quite far away from the point of immobility. In order to remedy this, I've looked up some stretches I can do and I've also crafted a neck warmer to ease the soreness from a couple of socks filled with rice.
If anyone has any other helpful hints, I'm open to suggestions!
Ever since I started using computers more frequently (which is to say, when I started university), I've spent most of my time hunched over either a keyboard or a notebook. Nothing drastic happened, so I didn't pay much attention to proper ergonomics.
The only change that I recall occurred at night when I went to sleep - my back would crack (which never happened before). This probably started a couple of years ago.
Within the past year, my neck started getting sore - some might have diagnosed the problem as knotted muscles. I didn't give the pain much thought since it only bothered me when I worked for long periods of time. That's not to say that I cast it aside though - I did mention it in the sense that I jokingly brought up getting a professional massage. I know, that's not the same as getting treatment.
Anyway, this soreness persisted until my trip to New York. After carrying around a backpack for the majority of 3 days, I was no longer in the position to ignore my problem.
Now, if I try to stretch those muscles at any time of day, I'm rewarded with a little jolt of pain. I have to stress that it's still a "little" jolt - I'm quite far away from the point of immobility. In order to remedy this, I've looked up some stretches I can do and I've also crafted a neck warmer to ease the soreness from a couple of socks filled with rice.
If anyone has any other helpful hints, I'm open to suggestions!
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