Neck pain is an all-too-familiar phenomenon and something that countless individuals encounter every day at work.
Neck pain is an all-too-familiar phenomenon and something that countless individuals encounter every day at work. While some may believe it's the kind of work that brings about the issue, the truth of the matter is that people sitting at a desk in an air-conditioned atmosphere can experience neck pain just like a local shipping yard laborer can.
Although neck pain is a common issue that can occur in just about anybody, there are a few basic neck-strengthening exercises that can help relieve mild, current neck pain and prevent pain from happening even while at work.
1. Chin Tuck
The chin tuck is one of the best neck enhancement exercises that can be undertaken. This movement is intended to strengthen the muscles that bring the head back into place over the shoulders and it is best to start when you feel pain in your neck at first.
This fairly light exercise can be done several times during the day although it is recommended that you do it no more than seven times a day and can also be done while sitting at your work desk. Numerous repetitions of the chin tuck exercise will help you develop healthy postural habits while alleviating mild neck pain by strengthening your neck muscles.
When you start doing the chin tuck for the first time, it's recommended to do so while standing against a door jam with your spine, standing straight up with your feet about three inches from the door jamb. Tuck your head in the face. So, when keeping your spine tightly against the door jamb, drawback your head until the back of your head meets the door jamb, making sure your chin is down and your head is facing straight backward and not looking upwards.
Keep in for five seconds this place. Instead, repeat the exercise until 10 repetitions are complete. If you have done this exercise a few times, you should start doing it when you are standing or sitting without the jamb of the door.
2. Hands-on-Head Exercises
There are several isometric exercises that only use your hands to strengthen your neck, and everything can be done while you're at work-no matter what type of job you have. Appropriately called hands-on-head exercises help you to strengthen the muscles of your neck without any movement, with different exercises targeting the muscles in your neck's sides, front and back. Successfully performing hands-on-head neck exercises will substantially improve muscle strength in your neck, aid reducing neck pain, and in some instances even alleviating mild neck pain.
For each of the exercises outlined below, holding the position for about six or seven seconds, then releasing and resting for up to 10 seconds is important. You should repeat the exercise eight to twelve times, then.
Place the palms of both hands against your forehead to exercise the muscles at the front of your face, with the heels just above your eyebrows. Place your hands firmly against your back, and place your head firmly against your chest. Should not move as hard as you can, because the goal is to generate stress, but not enough to force your head forward. First, to strengthen your neck 's muscles, tie your fingers together and place your hands on the back of your head, your head resting in your palms.
Press your head against your chest, and keep your hands tightly against your stomach, making sure you don't turn your head around.
Finally, follow these simple instructions to improve muscle strength in the side of your neck:
- Place your right hand on the right side of your head, just above your ear, for the muscles in your neck. At the same time, place your hand tightly against your back and your hands against your hand and be careful of not pushing your back to either side.
- You can feel the muscles start contracting at the side of your face.
- Take the same steps to strengthen the muscles on the left side of your neck but press your left hand against the left side of your head.
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