That Tightness in Your Shoulders is More Than Simply Stress. You Can Help Yourself This Way…

Do you sit at your computer and fidget and move to try and get that rock-hard tension in your shoulders to relax?

Or maybe you’ve taken advantage of every intervention your company offers, from a sit-stand desk to a full-on ergonomics evaluation, all to no avail.

And you’re seeing your massage therapist regularly, but it always seems to return eventually.

I’ve heard people who suffer with this shoulder tension explain it away by saying “it’s just where I keep my stress”, as if there is nothing they can do about it.

There is a tonne you can do to help yourself with this kind of problem.

Let’s start with an ergonomics evaluation at work and regular massage therapy.  Good start.

Next, let’s see if your pillow is supporting your head properly while you sleep (one third of your life is spent sleeping.  That’s a lot of time for bad stuff to add up. 

Then, we need to evaluate your postural discipline.

And lastly, we need to assess the movement and integrity of your spine, specifically your neck. 

As a Chiropractor, I frequently see people with this “chronic upper back ache and tension” who think they just have to live with it or do something to manage it on a regular basis.

With these people we often see degenerative changes in their neck on x-ray including a reduction or complete LOSS of the normal C-shaped curve.

Chiropractors can use specific adjustments and at-home exercises to partially, and in some cases, fully restore this curve.

How will THAT help with shoulder pain, ache, and tension?

As the curve is reduced, the muscles of the upper back and shoulders are pulled tighter and tighter until you have chronic ache and tightness in that area.

As well, loss of the normal C-shaped curve can put pressure on the nerves exiting the spine which will lead to spasm and pain in the corresponding muscles.

So, the truth is, you don’t have to suffer or just live with it.  There’s lots that can be done to help you live life well.

Dr. Colin has been delivering in-office lunch and learn talks on ergonomics, posture and spinal health for over 15 years to companies like ATCO, UFA, Scotiabank, Projex Engineering, ComplyWorks and many more.

This talk empowers your team members to be attentive to good ergonomic and postural practices, which has been shown to decrease fatigue, increase productivity, and decrease missed work-days.

Dr. Colin’s powerful 20-minute talk will equip your team with the knowledge to adjust their at-work and at-home workstations to optimize fit and adjustability.

We offer this talk during a limited number of months during the year, and we are booking for our fall speaking schedule now.

BONUS – we have partnered with Freshii and are able to offer free lunch to the first four companies to schedule our In-Office Health Talk. 

To schedule or to have your questions answered, send an email directly to drcolin@livelifewell.ca.

Dr. Colin

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