How is Spine Pain related to Technology?

1. VARDAN live efficient How is Spine Pain related to Technology? With each day, as the technology is upgrading, it is taking a toll on our physical and mental health. With each new venture in technology, every new app in our mobile phones, our physical and mental health is degrading as we become slaves of our beloved mobile phones, laptops, desktops, PSPs and many more gadgets. Forward neck posture is one of the most common dysfunction that occurs with techies, as when we sit in the forward postures for prolonged time, it causes tightness of the neck/shoulder/upper backmuscles along with the suboccipital muscles (muscles at the base of our skull) that can cause headaches, neck pain, shoulder pain, elbow pain, wrist pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, radiating pain into arms along with numbness and tingling. 16 A, Ring Road, Lajpat Nagar - IV, New Delhi - 110024, India Email ID: vardan@timesgroup.com Contact No. +91 11 43580720-22

2. VARDAN live efficient Hunched Back or increased thoracic kyphosis or rounding of the middle back can be caused due to sitting in rounded postures in front of computers/TVs/Laptops can cause problems like –Thoracic outlet syndrome ,middle back stiffness. Hunched back can also impede abdominal breathing which can slow down your digestion process as it inhibits the diaphragm and you tend to breathe more through neck muscles rather than using your primary breathing muscle. Hunched back and Forward Neck posture generally goes hand in hand, one leads to the other, which can cause problems like- Headaches, Vertigo, Neck and Shoulder stiffness, radiating pain into the arms, hands, Middle back stiffness. Increased Lumbar lordosis or Hyperlordotic posture- When we try to sit in an erect posture, we tend to overcorrect the lumbar spine or lower back, which makes our lumbar spine muscles fatigued and puts us in a tendency to back injuries. 16 A, Ring Road, Lajpat Nagar - IV, New Delhi - 110024, India Email ID: vardan@timesgroup.com Contact No. +91 11 43580720-22

3. VARDAN live efficient Tips to improve the spinal posture at work- 1. Take frequent breaks every 1 hour to stretch the neck and lower back muscles. 2. Sit in a correct posture, i.e., try and keep the spine in neutral posture. Avoid sitting too erect as it tends to put you into overcorrect posture that makes the lower back or the lumbar muscles fatigue. 3. Avoid sitting cross legged as it inhibits the core muscles of trunk making you more prone to injuries leading to pain. 4. Drink plenty of water and Vitamin C throughout the day to keep systemic inflammation at bay. 5. Try and keep the shoulder blades down into the rib cage to avoid tightness in the shoulder muscles. 6. Be conscious of where you are breathing in your body. Breathe into your abdomen to avoid strain in the neck muscles. To learn the efficient posture or to get more tips on your ergonomics, Feel free to take consultation with one of our Functional Manual Therapists. In such a session/s, we will discuss Sitting, Standing, Lifting, Driving, Squatting, Walking or any other activities of daily living postures. Specialized in Physiotherapy, the author in this article talks about the various harmful impacts of incorrect body postures on our health. There are a few specific postures we are accustomed to on a daily basis, that are actually capable of inducing chronic health problems. Vardan is a chronic pain management center in Delhi, that caters to the best physiotherapy services. 16 A, Ring Road, Lajpat Nagar - IV, New Delhi - 110024, India Email ID: vardan@timesgroup.com Contact No. +91 11 43580720-22