Home Exercises

• Dr. Gabriel Dugue

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Home Exercises

Many people have gained weight or feel out of shape in the past year due to the stress of working from home, decreased opportunities to exercise and change in eating habits. Home exercise could be used to alleviate stress and improve your overall health. An important area to work on is posture, since posture could be affected by mood, work habits, routines, and conditioning. In an article written by Min Yong Lee, MD et. They state that Postural habits may be a major cause of loss of lordosis. According to a study of Hansraj, the weight on the spine increases when flexing the head forward. Therefore, positioning the head forward in daily life, such as driving, watching TV or computer, and reading a book, may stress the cervical spine… Notably, a forward head posture is becoming more common because smartphone use has increased dramatically in recent years. Park et al. They showed that heavy smartphone use could produce stresses on the cervical spine, thus changing the cervical curvature and resulting in neck pain. In their article they suggest using neck extension exercise and shoulder retraction exercise to restore the normal curvature of the cervical spine. Putting your right hand over your head and the left under your chin then switching to the left hand over your head and the right one under your chin helps to extend the neck and retract the shoulders. Do ten reps. It is like the dance vogue, which was re-popularized by Madonna in the 90’s. Proper positioning of computers, T.V. Books and cell phones could help prevent neck strains. Before starting any exercise check with your doctor to make sure that it is recommended for your problem. Other parts of the body to exercise will be covered in the upcoming posts...