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Headaches, Bad posture, stiffness
Having headaches and stiff shoulders and neck for the past 2-3 years.
Frequency is less when doing work and more when I am idle at home doing nothing.
Headaches mostly at the back and sometimes at the sides and forehead.
I am myopic [-5.5] and no other condition.
Family member has diabetes type 2.
Bad posture, low physical activity. Habit of keeping shoulders bent forward and relaxed like when you sit. Usually prefer lying down than sitting. Use a little high pillow. Sleep on my sides. I hit my head once while a child at my back of head.
Also sometimes I feel sensitive to light and it becomes difficult to concentrate
especially on screens. Work with computers.
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All your history suggest your antigravity muscles which make you stand, walk, follow a good posture are very weak, you might be having indigestion issue aswell.
The only solution is to work on these antigravity muscles first and foremost solution.
The Exercise you can start with link is given below.
Use any ball for doing this, best is Swiss ball, or basketball or foot ball for Doing this exercise.
Link of Exercise is given below:
https://youtu.be/mifldyou60o
Second comes your headache relief and eye ball Strengtening Exercise:
https://youtu.be/xpqmawlqtvy
Take care of your posture:
https://youtu.be/u9lfbj-yvey
Next Steps
Do respond after doing these Exercises, for 3 days. Tell about improvements and if any doubts you can contact.
Health Tips
Don't ignore yourself, visit a Physiotherapist soon for best results.
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It's all about your posture correct during work.
Keep your posture correct always during work, using mobile phones or sleeping.
Keep your elbows rest during table work or desktop.
Do only stretching exercises of neck and shoulders.
Next Steps
You should go through physiotherapy treatment like ultrasonic therapy and stretching exercises.
Health Tips
Avoid jerky movements of neck and shoulders
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Due to neck muscle stiffness stretching exercise must avoid computer work and phone for long time
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These seem postural muscle pains. It occurs in computer workers especially those who sit for longer period of time at one place.
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Few warm up exercises of neck, arms, back and legs before sitting at your desk with a computer will help as it will reduce stiffness and postural muscle pains.
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As You are having bad posture you increase the height of your computer screen due to which you are doing forward bending as from your symptoms your shoulders are productive forward you don't have to avoid forward bending activities
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Dr. Aditi Kulkarni
Physiotherapist
14 yrs exp
Pune
You can book online consultation to learn office and Activities of Daily Living ergonomics.
Next Steps
Learn physiotherapy exercise for postural correction. Get your fitness test done get report and start working on those muscles which are weak...
Health Tips
Do desktop stretches every after 45 mins.
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Dr. Faiyazuddeen Kuthbudeen (PT)
Physiotherapist
23 yrs exp
Chennai
Hi friend as u experience a head ache and neck stiffness May be due to lack of Physical activity and while ur doing your system work u need to maintain atleast 45 degree angle of eye contact to the system and not beyond that try to do gentle neck movement while at work and shoulder bracing movement and need to Have proper upright chair while u work prolong exposure to system and work load pressure may give you headache try to have some break time too
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