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Is your upper back tight, your shoulder blades aching, or your neck feeling heavy after hours at your desk? Doctor of Physical Therapy, Karena Wu (IG: https://www.instagram.com/activecarephysicaltherapy/) shows you four moves to reset your posture and relieve upper back pain, neck pain, and shoulder pain — and you can do them anywhere.
For every inch forward your head sits on your torso, you increase the load on your neck by 10 pounds. Hours of desk work rounds the shoulders forward and overstretches the supportive muscles of the upper back. These four desk reset exercises are designed to correct your posture, activate the muscles between your shoulder blades, open up your chest, and give you lasting upper back and neck pain relief.
00:00 Introduction
01:09 Move 1: Slouch Over-Correct
02:12 Life Hack 1: Office Ergonomics
02:29 Move 2: Scapular Squeezes
03:26 Move 3: Shoulder Rolls
04:40 Life Hack 2: Movement Breaks
04:52 Move 4: Seated Chest Stretch
06:40 Outro
Try this desk reset at least once or twice a day. Small, consistent corrections prevent bigger problems later and help relieve the aches and pains that come from prolonged sitting.
If you're waking up with pain and stiffness before you even start your commute, check out our morning mobility video linked here: https://youtu.be/48xILjpKWcY
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