Richmond Chiropractic Care Uses Exercise to Relieve Neck and Related Pain in Office Workers

October 17, 2017

Office workers have neck pain. Not too surprising. Today, who isn’t an office worker as most all Richmond workers must work at desks and computers? Richmond neck pain and related conditions like Richmond headache and arm pain are rampant. Johnson Chiropractic assists so many Richmond office workers with neck pain and can help you find relief of Richmond neck pain, too, with gentle, relieving Richmond chiropractic care, spinal manipulation, and exercise.

STATS ABOUT NECK PAIN

How widespread is neck pain in office workers? 52.9% of office workers report neck pain in a new study. Only low back pain (55.1%) and back pain (53%) were bigger complaints. (1) Johnson Chiropractic sees many Richmond office workers with neck pain and shoulder and arm pain...and helps ease that pain!

ERGONOMIC OFFICE SET UP FOR Richmond NECK PAIN RELIEF

Traditionally, ergonomic changes are recommended to help office workers with neck pain ergonomic design of the office environment. That goes only so far. Some variables that result in musculoskeletal pain like neck pain and back pain were sitting at a desk for a long period without a break, a computer mouse too far from the keyboard, a chair with only lumbar and arm support, head at a 45° angle, not exercising daily, and being stressed out at work. It is a combination of an ergonomically set work area as well as a healthy lifestyle that includes exercise that will help prevent pain best. (1) Johnson Chiropractic is all about a healthy, balanced lifestyle for Richmond chiropractic patients.

EXERCISE FOR Richmond NECK PAIN RELIEF

Exercise helps Richmond office workers fend off Richmond neck pain and headache. A simple 60 minutes per week of strength training a week reduced office workers’ headaches in number and intensity. It didn’t matter in the study how the hour is spread throughout the week. (2) Johnson Chiropractic is sure our Richmond office workers with neck pain and headache can find an hour a week to help themselves! For those with cervical radiculopathy – pain that goes down the arm – stabilization exercises are likely effective to ease pain and improve patients’ quality of life and posture. (3) For long term results, stretching exercises plus ergonomic adaptation for office workers is essential. (4) Johnson Chiropractic helps Richmond neck pain sufferers discover useful neck exercises that fit into their lifestyles to lower and fend off neck pain and its related pain like radiculopathy and headache.

CONTACT Johnson Chiropractic FOR Richmond NECK PAIN RELIEF

Listen in to this PODCAST about neck and arm pain relief with Cox Technic, ergonomic adaptation, and exercise from the doctor and patient perspective as used at Johnson Chiropractic.

Then, schedule a Richmond chiropractic appointment with Johnson Chiropractic for neck pain relief whether you are a formally labeled office worker or one who has to do office work as part of the regular day. Richmond chiropractic care via an individualized Richmond chiropractic treatment plan that incorporates exercise and other self-care is Johnson Chiropractic’s specialty!