Sitting all day at a desk and working can cause real pain in the neck and other parts of the body. Sitting and standing the whole day at a workplace is a rough day. This can cause chronic pain in the neck, shoulder, back pain and even cause a headache.  Such kinds of disturbances in the body parts decrease the working efficiency in the office. Thus, improvement can be obtained and can be even more lightened by taking regular massage therapy cures. Many people are involved in a task that requires isolated positions and defects that the body gets by continuous such effort can be eliminated with massage therapy.

One can attain general massage at the workplace itself. Being regular to some major and simple stretch helps to obtains lessen pain and reduce stiffness.

Stretch your shoulder

One can place one hand under elbow then lift the elbow and stretch across the chest. Remember to maintain the body in a constant position while stretching the shoulder.  Maintain the stretch for 15-30 seconds and then release the stretching slowly and continue the same action to another hand.

 Stretch your Chest

One must both hands behind the head and squeeze shoulder blades together by taking elbows back as far as possible. Do not bother to bend the shoulder so that it causes pain. Keep the action for 15-30 seconds, release slowly and repeat the exercise for 3-4 times.

Chin tuck

Put your face straight ahead and lower the chin onwards to the chest. Keep the chin position constant for 15-30 seconds. It helps to reduce the stiffness of the neck. Slowly release your body to normal and repeat the therapy again.

Head turn

Maintain your shoulder at a straight level and then turn head to either side. While doing this exercise neck and shoulder will react with certain pain. Take a slow-release and repeat the action again. Eventually, you will feel relaxed after a few attempts.

Lower back stretch

Take a sit on the chair; bend one of the knees toward chest. Grab your back thigh with hand and gently push towards you. Do not lean forward and keep maintaining your back straight. Keep the hold of your body posture for 30 seconds. You will feel pressure in the lower part of your back and the upper part of your buttock.  Slowly take a relax and release your leg, hand and identically repeat the action with another leg.

Proper Office Ergonomics

Proper office ergonomics includes chair height, desk posture and equipment spacing that can help one from neck and back pain.  Several major steps can be followed to make the workstation more comfortable.  Adjust the chair so that feet can rest flat on the floor. You can also use a footrest to maintain knees level with hips. Frequently used things like phone, stapler, should keep kept within reach. Mouse and keyboard within reach should be placed on the same surface. Granting maintain your wrists straight, place arm close to your body and hands slightly below the level of the elbow while typing. Put the monitor directly in front of you and the eye-level at the top of the screen.

Massage Therapy  is useful

Workers often complain about back pain, neck pain. This effect loses time in the work, decreases productivity and even limits other activities. Massage therapy helps and makes body parts flexible maintaining the same amount of body movements and work efficiency.