When the average person does computer work, especially for a long period, it is common to experience pain in the middle of the back. When it presents, you feel the need to ‘stretch it out’ to give yourself relief. Luckily this video shows why that isn’t very helpful, and gives you some pointers on how to strengthen your posture to prevent this pain in the future.
0:00 – Intro.
0:24 – Pain in the middle of the back whilst sitting at the computer.
0:33 – Lets look at the problem side on and where you would feel the pain.
1:02 – Point 1 – Lets look at posture. Are you sitting like this?
1:25 – How the slump / flexed posture affects your body.
1:53 – Point 2 – Muscles don’t like to work from stretch.
2:29 – Point 3 – Micro tears.
2:43 – Point 4- Scar tissue after micro tears.
3:09 – Question 1- Stretching an already stretched muscle?
3:35 – Question 2 – Pain around the neck and the shoulders and you want someone
to massaging them. (If you want to recap on last weeks video, click
here).
4:17 – Action Point 1
4:35 – Action Point 2
4:48 – Action Point 3
4:57 – Recap
5:25 – If you are a PE Client and would like to discuss this specific pain, please
speak to your Therapist. If you are BUWBP.Com client, click the Help Button
in your program.
5:35 – Not a current PE or BUWBP.com client and you need help – just hit REPLY?
Thanks for watching and I’ll catch you in the next video.
Breaking the chronic pain cycle – one spine at a time.
Mel
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