Daily Habits that Cause Pain

Holding your back flat all day. We often hear in exercise classes to flatten your back to the mat, but if you tuck your pelvis to keep your back flat all day, you can compromise how your back muscles work together. Your spine is supposed to curve at your lower back, so trying to keep your back flat may take your back out of its natural alignment and make it harder for the surrounding lower back muscles to do their jobs causing back pain. Arch and round your back as much as you can, making the arch and round smaller and smaller until you’re in the middle of the two. That is most likely your natural, most comfortable place.

If you’re experiencing pain, schedule an appointment for a neuromuscular massage.

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Daily Habits that Cause Pain

Sleeping on your stomach means you have to twist your head to one side which can the neck and face muscles you turn toward can shorten, and the opposite side can lengthen. This can cause neck soreness and can increase stress on your lower back.

If you can sleep on your back or side, either will allow your neck to be in a more neutral position. If you can’t get comfortable, at first just try lying in the new position for about 20 minutes at a time. Gradually, the new position will feel more natural to you.

If you’re experiencing pain, schedule an appointment for a neuromuscular massage.

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Daily Habits that Cause Pain

Don’t ride your bike with the seat too low. Whether you’re riding outside or in a spin class, riding with the seat too low causes your knees to rise above the hip level, placing pressure on your hips and knees.


This can lead to hip pain or damage to the cartilage that surrounds the hip joint and kneecap pain with damage to the ligaments and meniscus within the knee joints.


In general, your seat will be at the right height when it is at your standing hip height, or slightly lower. Your legs should have a slight bend at the bottom of the pedal stroke.
Riding with the seat too high also causes problems, mainly if you have to rock back and forth to reach the lowest part of the pedaling cycle.

A professional bike fitter can help you with this if you feel you can’t get the exact height that’s perfect for you.

If you’re experiencing pain, schedule an appointment for a neuromuscular massage.

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Daily Habits that Cause Pain

Letting your shoulders round in and forward as you type on a laptop sitting on the coffee table. This bad posture can stretch out the tendons and ligaments that stabilize the shoulders. This could lead to unstable shoulders in the future.

Try to keep your shoulders neutral. Start by keeping your elbows at your side with your palms up, rotating your palms away from your trunk as far as is comfortable. Then turn your palms down and bring your arms back toward the center of your body.

If you’re experiencing pain, schedule an appointment for a neuromuscular massage.

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