Spent most of today buried in job application forms and my neck locked up by the afternoon, tight enough it was pulling into my jaw.
Remembered a stretch clip someone shared in a group chat last week, the kind you do without even getting up, chin tucked in, shoulder rolled back slow. Tried it a handful of times between tabs, mostly whenever I hit a blank field (which was a lot today) and needed an excuse to stop typing.
A couple things stuck with me –
– works better as a habit before the tightness sets in, not after
– the chin tuck alone did more than any shoulder roll I’ve tried before
Didn’t fix everything, my lower back is still its own mess, but the neck eased up enough that I wasn’t clenching my jaw by evening. Ended up gaming for a while after dinner anyway which probably undid some of it…
Taking my mom to her appointment again tomorrow, so wanted to get this down while it’s still fresh.