One of the most difficult things one can experience in a day is neck pain. Whether you’re at work, school, or leisure, it just stays with you. In fact, you wouldn’t even be able to use your phone without feeling the pain radiate from your neck to the rest of your body!
While it’s worrying that neck pain can be caused by a myriad of things, it can be prevented by a couple of simple actions.
Keep reading as Advanced Spine and Knee Hospital (ASK Hospital) have listed solutions down for you:
The first thing you should do to prevent neck pain is to…
- Correct your posture
In a day, how often do you find yourself rectifying your posture (if you ever do that at all)? Posture isn’t always inherently observable, but it is one of the main factors that can affect how well your body can function. Avoid feeling pain in your neck by keeping your head aligned with your shoulders, so that the natural curve of your spine is not disrupted. (For added measure, you can try our pain interventions too!) - Situate your screens at a proper level
Do you slouch forward on your seat just because you can’t make out what’s on your monitor? Rather than slouch to see better, you should adjust how your desk is arranged instead. Prop your monitor until the screen is directly up to your eye level so that you can prevent bending forward and causing pain on your neck. (And if you’re stuck at your desk for a long while, you should stretch and move your body from time to time to prevent strain from building up your muscles.) - Use your phone at the right angle
Who here stays glued to their phone for more than an hour a day? We’re not judging you, but if you must be on your phone a lot, then you might as well find a comfortable position to do it. Instead of keeping your device against the middle of your torso, you should consider holding it up a bit so that you won’t have to bow your head down when looking at your phone. - Change your pillow
If the current position you’re currently isn’t comfortable, don’t keep at it. Leaving this as is will only bring you more pain in the long run.
Choose a nice pillow that not only has the right firmness that you want, but also the right height that will help your neck follow the natural alignment of your spine. (Simply put, it shouldn’t be too high or too low).
Still, if none of these suggestions work, or you simply want a more professional approach to the situation, then you should reach out to the experts of Advanced Spine and Knee Hospital in Hyderabad, Telangana. Don’t hesitate to give us a call! Our staff will be more than happy to help you out in easing your neck pain once and for all.