Fit4Life: How To Relieve Neck Pain & Headaches

Fit4Life: How To Relieve Neck Pain & Headaches

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2. Try to roll your shoulders down and back without moving your spine. If you feel this is difficult to do, your muscles are probably keeping your shoulders elevated. 3. Raise your arms up and out to the side like a “jumping jack” without moving your spine. If you have pain, you probably end up slouched without realizing it. 4. Try to clasp your hands behind your back. Now raise your arms up behind you. If you are unable to raise them very far, you have limited shoulder, spine or chest mobility. NOW REPEAT THE TESTS WHILE sitting up straight and allow the spine to move. Compare the difference in your shoulder motions or pain. If you suffer from neck pain, headaches or shoulder pain, don’t let it linger on and cause more damage. Call us today to speak with your physical therapy, or come on in for a free consultation.

Does your neck aches towards the end of the day? Do you often end up with nagging headaches? While you might think it’s only due to stress, it may also be a result of your daily posture. When we use our arms throughout the day, the shoulder muscles get tired. This leads us to use our neck muscles as a substitute. A sure sign of this is when you notice your shoulders rising up closer to your ears. You may also find your spine rounding forward. The sooner our shoulder muscles fatigue, and the more rounded forward we end up, the sooner we notice headaches and neck pain. Think this might be you? Here are 4 BASIC TESTS to try at the end of the day! STARTING POSITION: Sitting at your workstation, your home computer or the dinner table in your normal posture: 1. Try to raise both arms up in front and continue overhead without moving your spine. If you can’t get full shoulder motion or have pain, you probably end up slouched without realizing it.

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2 EXERCISES TO KEEP YOUR SHOULDERS WORKING 1. Position yourself in front of a wall. Begin by lightly push forearms into the wall while sliding arms up. Make sure to keep your back flat. Raise your arms as high as you can without pain while keeping your shoulders down. Do the same when bringing them back down. This trains your body to raise the arms without substituting the neck muscles and strengthen the shoulders.

2. Simple shoulder and neck rolls are good starting points for getting your joints moving and muscles relaxed which can both help to reduce pain. We’re Here to Help Your Neck and Shoulders! Of course, self-testing at home is an imperfect way to determine if your headaches and neck pain are coming from poor posture or other shoulder issues. They just show you where your body as limited movement, which may be causing your problems. Handling any problem sooner rather than later, leads to better results and preventing long-term damage, such as arthritis. We welcome you to schedule a visit with us for a more complete evaluation. We’re offering a no-cost shoulder and neck screening to help get you on the road to better health and less pain. Give Back in us a call today to talk with your therapist.

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PATIENT SPOTLIGHT

“Every person guides you to a better fit life!” “Everyone here is extremely knowledgeable and kind. Throughout my process here, every person guides you to a better fit life in which you can fully engage in. They focus on what your issue is and create a unique plan with exercises and stretches to help and improve your every day life. They always pay close attention to your form to ensure the exercise is done properly and you don’t feel pain. If you feel pain or discomfort, they work with you to alleviate the pain or discomfort by stretching, massages, heat or cold packs, tensing unit, or MPS. I highly recommend Fit 4 Life.” - Christen Q. “This turned out to be the best decision I have made involving my health!”

“Fit for Life New Tampa is filled with caring and knowledgeable individuals. Three months of physical therapy broke the cycle of chronic pain and taught me the tools needed to maintain wellness. Every staff member gave me individualized, knowledgeable and kind assistance. They follow up by phone to check on your wellness after services have ended. My insurance did not consider Fit 4 Life an in network practitioner so I paid out-of-pocket for each session. This turned out to be the best decision I have made involving my health in a long time. I truly appreciate the time and attention devoted to me by each staff member.’” - Dana C. Want to share you experience at Fit 4 Life? Leave a review on Google!

STAFF SPOTLIGHT

Hello everyone my name is Marissa. I am a physical therapy technician here at Fit4Life and you can catch me at the front desk too. On top of being a part of the Fit4life team, I am a student at the University of South Florida pursuing a B.S. in Health Sciences. I plan on applying to Physical Therapy School once I graduate in 2019. I am very passionate in assisting and motivating people towards their recovery/goals to help them be the best version of themselves they can be. I look forward to working with you!

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HEALTHY RECIPE

PRONE THORACIC EXTENSION Squeeze shoulder blades together and lift head and shoulders off table. Repeat 10 times

Try these exercises to get you moving... ESSENTIALS

Strengthens Shoulders

SCAPULAR RETRACTION Squeeze shoulder blades together and down- hold for 3 seconds. Repeat 10 times.

Stretches Neck

Exercises copyright of

Always consult your physical therapist or physician before starting exercises you are unsure of doing.

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� Move without pain � Bend and move freely � Balance confidently & securely

� Sit for long periods comfortably � Walk for long distances � Live an active & healthy lifestyle

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