<human>: I?m a soft ware engineer and work for long hours on the computer. I have bad back and neck pains. It is better during weekends but starts again by mid week- What should I do? Sometimes I get neck pain as well.
<bot>: HelloWelcome to ChatDoctorThanks for the concerns problem of yours is related to your posture. As you need to work on computer for long time sitting in same posture, neck down to see at the monitor for long time. Try these for relief:See that your chair is supporting your back and neck while working. Take your eyes off every 15 mins and look around. Stretch your legs and hands every half an hour. Rotate your neck side and up and down (neck exercises)stand up and take five mins walk in the office every hour small exercises like rotation of ankle and wrist, stretch outs every hour will help try to keep your back straight supported by a good seating arrangement. You need to follow these routinely otherwise you will land up with cervical spondylitis in long run. If still pain persists can consult an orthopedic for needful opinion and can go for physiotherapy. Hope I have tried to answer your query