Pain from “tech neck,” a common problem due to overuse of phones or electronic devices, can be alleviated with six easy strategies from The Houstonian Club.

HOUSTON, TX, UNITED STATES, August 2, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Americans spend between 5-6 hours on their phones, computers, or electronic devices each day, according to Statista Research. That number has grown by more than an hour in the last two years and doesn’t seem to be slowing down, especially in the age of coronavirus. The constant act of looking down at your phone or computer can cause tech neck, resulting in shoulder and back pain, stiffness, and soreness.

Larry Thraen, a yoga instructor at The Houstonian Club, notes that when you tilt your head forward, it is no longer in line with your cervical spine, which causes stress on your neck. In addition, the longer you look down at your device, the longer the muscles in your neck have to contract to hold your neck up. The muscles can get overly tired leading to pain, soreness, and tingling in your fingers or lower back. “The neck is a critical area of the body responsible for clear communication between the brain and the rest of the body. If something in the neck isn’t working properly, dysfunction can easily present in the form of pain,” says Thraen.

Thraen breaks down six easy strategies and stretches to alleviate the symptoms of tech neck.

Strategies to Alleviate Tech Neck
1. Exercise - get your blood flowing to help improve your overall health. Thraen recommends at least 20 to 30 minutes of exercise three or four times per week.
2. Take breaks - If you are sitting for long periods working on a computer, take breaks to help alleviate pain and muscles in your upper back and neck. Set reminders on your phone or computer to help you remember throughout the day.
3. Raise your screen - If you must look at your screen or device for an extended amount of time, make sure it is at eye level to avoid bending your head forward.

Stretches to Alleviate Tech Neck
1. Take one of your hands and wrap it around your back with your palm facing down to try and catch the outside of your hip. Try to maintain the shoulder down the back, lean your opposite ear toward your shoulder, and feel the stretch. Hold for 3 – 5 seconds on each side and repeat three times per side.
2. To release tension that may have built up in the shoulders, contract the small rotator cuff muscles by internally twisting and flexing the arms. Specifically, stand with arms by your sides. Bend elbows and bring forearms parallel to the floor keeping the elbows snug to the waist. Then, rotate or twist the upper arms so that the elbows stay close to the waist but the hands “windshield wipe” away from each other. There may be fierce contraction of those tiny muscles on your shoulder blades. Hold the arm positions with your upper arms close to the ribcage and waist while your forearms are in a V-like position, forearms parallel to the floor for 3 to 5 breaths, release and repeat 3 times.
3. Flex your shoulders above your head with your elbows staying narrow but your forearms and wrist reaching wide apart. Maintain your shoulders away from your ears. Repeat three to four times.



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