By: Shanique HIggs
If you work in an office you would most likely agree that sometimes you go home with an headache. So what do you do ? Most likely you’ll buy some Aleve or Ibuprofen to relieve that indescribable pain. Some people say that an headache is just a simple throbbing pain in your head and/or neck due to extreme concentration or a lot of loud noise, but wouldn't you say that it's more than that?
Excedrin an headache expert company likens most headache and neck pain to originate from some sort of office duty. A study of more than 1,300 office workers showed that those who spent more than 70 percent of their working time with their neck bent forward at an angle of 20 degrees or more were at an increased risk of neck pain and also people who sat 95 percent of the time while working had twice the risk of those who did not sit at all, but this is only just one factor that contribute to neck pain or headaches. People also experience neck and headache pain due to stress levels at work home or school. Most children or adults who go to higher academic schools usually face higher levels of stress and therefore face higher levels of neck pain and headaches.
This now raises the question; should we send our children to higher academic schools just to avoid potential neck pain and or headaches in the future for your child? In case you child goes to an academically challenging school or if you attend an academically challenged college locate your teacher or professor and ask if you could stand while doing class work to lower the risk of headaches. Parents who are involved in the home and school association can also suggest that teachers do more verbal exercises in class to lower the amount of time that your child's neck is bent on a day to day basis.