How to keep your shoulders strong and healthy

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Do you have regular pain in your shoulder? Or perhaps you have noticed that you have less movement in this area than you used to? Our shoulders are incredibly important to our overall skeletal functioning and to our posture. When our posture starts to suffer we can experience pain in our backs, shoulders and necks as well as radiating pain that travels down our arms and into our hands.

Here are some simple things that you can do to keep your shoulders strong and healthy.

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Desk setup – developing poor posture is one of the main causes of shoulder pain and how you sit at your desk is a reflection of this. The type of desk that you sit at and the chair that you sit on will have a direct impact on your posture. Draughtsman Chairs are one of the best options when sitting at a desk to work as they support your back and shoulder areas and you should Go to bestbuy office chairs for a range of draughtsman chairs that will suit your needs.

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Standing straight – how often do you stand slouched or with one hip kicked out to the side. These standing postures put pressure on your back that will in turn travel to your shoulders. You should stand, where possible, with your weight distributed evenly across both feet and your feet hip width apart. You should also make sure that you stand with your back straightened.

By correcting these two simple things you should find that any shoulder pain that have starts to reduce.