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Sitting is a part of life. Most whiplash
patients find that sitting for any length of time will give them
pain in their upper traps (from neck to shoulder) or upper back
betwen the shoulder blades. Some say that reading will give them
headaches. |
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When you sit, your body tends to slump forward. Whiplash patients
fall into two categories, those who can tolerate sitting straight
up, and those who have pain in this position. Try sitting with your
shoulders back and your chest pushed out. How does it feel? If it
feels good or is "OK", then you could benefit from a low back
support. Try rolling up a medium sized bath towel and placing it in
the small of your lower back, between you and the chair. Experiment
to find just the right thickness. This should make you sit up
straighter by pushing your stomach out and allowing your head and
your shoulders to come back. For the first few days, try this
support for a few minutes at a time, gradually building up to
several hours over the first few weeks. It should help you have less
neck pain and headaches while sitting. |
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Good sitting posture with a low back
support...click on the image to see a bigger picture... |
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Where can you check out low back supports on the web? |
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