Pain in the neck

Strengthening your neck and shoulder muscles can help you reduce chronic neck pain, a recent study has indicated. Office workers who had pain in the muscles that move the shoulders and arms and started to do neck shoulder exercises had marked reductions in pain even weeks after they stopped exercising. The workout included shoulder elevations as well as rowing and dumbbell exercises. In contrast, people who did general fitness training reported only small temporary decreases in neck pain. If you have serious neck pain, talk to your doctor or a physical therapist before taking up neck exercises. But it is always better you keep your neck and shoulder fit by doing exercises now and then.