![]() ![]() Feel the S-curve develop its arch in your lower back. (It doesn’t matter whether it’s your right or left side.) Pull your head and shoulders back as far as you can. Place your forearm on the table, running parallel with your thigh, with your palm down and your upper arm and elbow at a 90-degree angle. Try this test while sitting at your desk: Specifically, we have to change the position of your shoulder. The key to eliminating your “blisters” is simple: We have to stay focused on the position of the body rather than the condition of the body. Just as with other symptoms you experience throughout your body, you can't afford to have tunnel-vision and focus only on the site of the pain. However, you aren't going to eliminate your CTS by focusing on your wrist. There is too much pressure on one area (in this case, the wrist), and your internal warning sirens are sounding. Your diagnosis of CTS is simply the body’s way of telling you that you’re out of balance. Just like you get blisters on your feet when there is excess pressure or friction, the bones of the wrist are no different. You can see these adjustments in the position of the head, the shoulders, the wrist, and the hands. They are caused by the adjustments that are made to skeletal misalignment. These blisters are not caused by using a PC’s keyboard or mouse. #Computer screen tunnel PcBut if the title of this post got your attention, then perhaps your wrists are screaming at you and you’ve been diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).Īccording to Pain Free at Your PC by Pete Egoscue, people suffering from CTS: Or maybe you have trouble focusing on your computer screen after a long day of emails and spreadsheets. You may recognize it by the migraine you get around 3 p.m. What you may not realize is that the position you’re in is wreaking havoc on your body. ![]() It's not the ideal position in which to spend the majority of your day, to put it mildly. It was originally appeared as “Screen Time = Tunnel Vision” in the April 2015 issue of Experience Life.Want me to make another bold prediction? I know for a fact that your upper back is rounded forward, your pelvis is tucked under, and your spine is flexed. For this reason, among many others, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends taking regular screen breaks and establishing “screen-free” zones and times, including during meals. Our ability to perceive risks is compromised when our focus is limited to an area just in front of us. This, combined with the fact that our field of view naturally diminishes as we age, can limit our awareness of what’s going on around us, making activities like driving more dangerous. In his book The Brain That Changes Itself, Norman Doidge, MD, explains that “some of our most stubborn habits and disorders are products of our plasticity.” Thanks to neuroplasticity (the brain’s ability to rewire itself by altering neural pathways), we are highly susceptible to having external influences affect - and in some cases, limit - the way we experience the world around us. The result is a dulled capacity for seeing beyond a limited perceptual field, Merzenich writes. ![]() In the event a threat appeared anywhere in our periphery, our immediate reaction might determine our survival.Īs our habitual focus has narrowed to small screens, our brains have acclimated to that limited view. In Soft-Wired: How the New Science of Brain Plasticity Can Change Your Life, neuroscientist Michael Merzenich, PhD, describes how natural environments have historically demanded that we be attuned to our surroundings. And it’s not just the constant distraction and multitasking that can cause problems it’s the narrow field of vision. The average American spends more than a third of each day in front of a computer, smartphone, or TV. ![]()
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