| Have you ever considered that your neck pain is due | | | | pressure. This translates into a lack of nourishment |
| to your office chair? In the United States alone this is a | | | | from the blood supply because the body is immobile. |
| major issue that most people overlook. You have to | | | | The discs can lose their nourished state and eventually |
| understand that your neck is what holds the bottom of | | | | lead to acute neck and back pain. It's even possible for |
| your skull and provides the brain with nutrients. When | | | | these situations to become worse and cause fatalities |
| you think about it, holding up a 10lb. head for hours at a | | | | or temporary mobility. |
| time can not necessarily an easy task. Neck pain | | | | Dr. Julia Hush conducted a study that was published in |
| definitely makes it harder to be productive throughout | | | | the European Spine Journal that found 15% to 44% |
| the day, and I know this from experience. It's the kind | | | | suffer some sort of pain throughout any one year. |
| of condition you don't normally think would be | | | | Another study has suggested that office-workers are |
| associated to your office chair. | | | | at a higher risk than others when it comes to neck |
| However, the spine needs to have movement | | | | pain. Even more astonishing was that female workers |
| throughout the day, but for most workers at a desk | | | | were 3 times more likely to develop neck pain. Also, if |
| this isn't possible. Once you consider the standard | | | | you have extreme levels of personal psychological |
| chairs in an office it can leave the body confined for | | | | stress you are 1.5 times more likely to endure neck |
| long periods of time and contribute to the vast amount | | | | pain. |
| of pressure that is placed on the spine. Chairs that do | | | | Most extreme issues of neck pain result in a visit to |
| not have back and height adjustments end up | | | | the local chiropractor to help alleviate the pain. |
| restricting the body even more, which of course can | | | | However, there is one solution which is much easier to |
| lead to back and neck pain as well. | | | | do so it doesn't get any worse. All you have to do is |
| The estimates suggest that 11 million days of absence | | | | purchase a new ergonomic office chair, which helps |
| occurs each year due to neck pain, which costs | | | | maximize your back support and maintain the right |
| industries about $5 billion per year. Did you know that | | | | posture while sitting. Keep in mind it will need to be |
| there are 12 million consultations for neck pain every | | | | adjusted appropriately if it is going to make a |
| single year? After the proper research was | | | | difference. |
| conducted, the main reason was because of | | | | If you purchase one that has a headrest you will |
| extensive sitting in a poorly designed chair. | | | | improve your neck comfort even more. Once you |
| When you look at the research of cellular biology, the | | | | have the posture, you will be able to decrease your |
| cartilage cells of our discs have to deal with intense | | | | pain and work more productively throughout each day. |