Neck and Shoulder Tension: Treatments and Exercises

Question
I am curious as to what type of treatments and/or exercises you might do in this situation: A middle-aged man spends many hours at his computer and is complaining of tension in his neck and shoulders.
Thank you!
Angie

Answer
Thank you for your question, Angie.

I recommend that he do two things:  First apply ice compresses to his neck and shoulders for 5-10 minute intervals alternating with warm-hot compresses for 5-10 minutes intermittently. Second, do range-of-motion stretching exercises every hour when sitting at the computer with a "post-it" note attached to his computer monitor to remind him to do it.  Then use www.Google.com/Advanced Search to find "Neck and shoulder stretches" to locate websites that offer such stretches and he pick from them which work best for his areas of concern.

Hope that helps,
Michael, LMT