Pain Guide

Neck and shoulder pain from a monitor

Forward-head posture is the enemy. Here's the fix.

What's causing it

  • Monitor too low forcing head-forward posture
  • Rounded shoulders from keyboard reach
  • Weak deep neck flexors + tight upper trap

What fixes it

  • Raise the monitor to eye level
  • Chin tucks, 3 sets of 10 daily
  • Band pull-aparts before every work block

Gear that helps

Monitor armMassage gunResistance bands

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