TOOLS: more ergo stuff

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Another tip for those of us who hunch over a hot keyboard all day...

I mentioned that my chiro's ministrations were not having the 
desired effect on my headaches (I'd get a few per week), even 
though my neck was demonstrably (in the X-rays) returning to 
proper curvature.

He said that my headaches only _feel_ like they start in my 
neck, at the base of my skull. In reality, they originate 
somewhat lower. He suggested a simple exercise:

Stand relaxed, feet shoulder-width apart.
Put your hands behind your back (behind your butt if your arms 
are long enough).
Clench/squeeze your shoulder-blades together and hold.
Look up and push your chin toward the ceiling while holding 
the shoulder-blades squeezed together.

After a few seconds relax and then repeat.

Do a couple of repetitions every hour or two, or when you 
think of it during the day, and especially if you feel 
that "I may have a headache coming on" twinge.

You can do it while seated, but c'mon, you need to get 
your rump out of the chair once in a while anyway.

It may be co-inky-dink, but I started doing that three 
weeks ago and do it maybe six or eight times per day 
(takes less than thirty seconds per). I haven't had a 
single headache in almost three weeks.

If it works for you, you start saving on analgesics and 
misery.  If it doesn't, you've lost nothing.

Resume on pre-weekend activities.

Kevin

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