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Another commonly overlooked but very significant CTD risk factor is lack of upper extremity support. Many jobs require you to hold your arms up slightly all day, fighting gravity...
Another commonly overlooked but very significant CTD risk factor is lack of upper extremity support. Many jobs require you to hold your arms up slightly all day, fighting gravity. This is hard work for your neck and shoulder muscles and magnifies the stresses described for forward head posture. One of the best ways to reduce excessive work fatigue and forward head posture stresses is to arrange your work so that there is some space available for your arms to rest, even if only for a split second. This can greatly reduce the physical work of sustained posture.