A sedentary lifestyle causes serious damage to the health of the spine. The cervical and thoracic regions are especially affected. When sitting still in one place, they experience a significant static load.

At the same time, blood flow in nearby tissues is slowed down (because parts of the body are immobilized), tense muscles compress the nerve endings coming out of the spinal cord, and disrupt the conduction of nerve signals. In the short term, the result is numbness in the back, arms, and neck; in the long term – osteochondrosis and other diseases of the spine.

To avoid this, just do the following simple exercises (you can even without getting up from your chair and completely unnoticed by others):

– rotation and tilting of the head (clockwise and counterclockwise, with the head lowered and lifted up). It is better to repeat the slopes in the manner of the “Chinese dummy” with the chin resting on the hands folded in the castle, placed with the elbows on the table: having tilted to the left until it stops, perform a few nods in the direction of movement, and return to the starting position

– head turns left and right to the maximum (sipping)

– touching the chest with the chin and turning the head to the left and right in this position, as if wiping the chin on the chest. The movement is completed by tilting the head back and rotating it.

– straightening the back and bringing the shoulder blades together, holding in this position for 1-2 seconds

– shoulder lifts with hands on the table (similar to bodybuilding shrugs, only sitting and without load)

– bends of the spine to the left and right with a straight back and a motionless top of the head. The movement of the spine resembles the movement of a string.

Each exercise is performed slowly, smoothly, without jerking at least 2 times a day for 10-20 repetitions.