Office Work: what a pain in the neck!

August 1, 2010

You know what I’m talking about. You spend 8 hours a day sitting at your computer and by the middle of the day you start having upper back/neck pain. This is usually due to the prolonged sitting in the same position. Naturally your shoulders start to round and your head juts forward putting strain on your upper/lower back and shortening all your neck muscles. Sitting with this posture daily can lead to chronic pain in the neck and upper back and creates many postural imbalances throughout the muscles surrounding your spine.

Massage will help decrease the pain that you are currently having and will also lengthen all the affected muscles to their original length. Once we have re-balanced all the muscles, the pain should subside.

Other chronic issues that tend to arise from office work and can be alleviated by massage therapy are: tension headaches, tight and painful hamstrings, carpal tunnel syndrome, thoracic outlet syndrome and many more.

If you suffer from any of these conditions or others, I can help. You don’t have to live with pain, please contact Gavin today.

Gavin Featherstone, RMT