DIY
physio for
people hunched over keyboards
@HadleyBeemanDisclaimer: I'm not a doctor. If it hurts, don't do
it.
Image from
http://www.sangwine.net/jim/index.php/2011/09/what-you-tattooed-code-on-your-arm/
Eyes closed
Symmetry
Image from
http://ashevillemassageschool.org/learning-muscles-and-movement-as-a-massage-student/back-muscles/
Muscles pull in opposite directions
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http://img.breakingmuscle.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/full_width/images/bydate/20130412/shutterstock119687548copy.jpg
Balance of muscles holding bones in place
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http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA2009/musculature.jpg
It takes effort to be out of alignment
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http://r3massage.com/Site/R3_MASSAGE_files/anatomy.jpg
And over a keyboard:
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https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/p480x480/544240_104285103098094_1080464674_n.jpg
Muscle habits carried over
Image from
http://fixtheneck.com/images/UpperBody4postures.jpg
Starting to fix this
Since your body is WORKING to maintain these bad habits...
Relax the tightened, overstressed muscles
Strengthen the underused muscles to bring you back to
neutral
(We're just doing the relax bit today)
Getting muscles to relax
Image from
http://www.snowdonia-sports-medicine.com/documents/MET.pdf
Let's have a go
Grab a tennis ball and lie down on your back.
Lumbar muscles (Right)
Image from
http://hjd.med.nyu.edu/spine/sites/default/files/spine/figuresix.gif
Muscles of the shoulder girdle (R)
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The traps and the head (R)
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http://classconnection.s3.amazonaws.com/949/flashcards/812949/jpg/upper_trapezius1318312878275.jpg
The traps and the head (L)
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http://classconnection.s3.amazonaws.com/949/flashcards/812949/jpg/upper_trapezius1318312878275.jpg
Muscles of the shoulder girdle (Left)
Image from http://o.quizlet.com/U.cq26CSfuqzOICScJ3pUA_m.jpg
Lumbar muscles (Left)
Image from
http://hjd.med.nyu.edu/spine/sites/default/files/spine/figuresix.gif
