Anybody stuck in a car or behind a desk for a long time can attest to the toll it takes on the body. Here is a list of survival tools to help us through.
1. Duck. Also called a point-pressing stick at the local Daiso store. Best $1.50 investment ever. We hook it over a shoulder and pull down and that spot between neck and shoulder that holds all the tension feels the relief. May even keep us from swearing in traffic.
2. Yoga Tune Up Balls or lacrosse balls. The former are better for desk and the latter for cars because lacrosse balls are firmer to compensate for squishy car seats. A ball under one side of the behind can bring all kinds of relief to aching hips. A pair of them on either side of the spine can help keep the back from making us want to stab people.
3. Microwavable neck pillow. This one requires planning ahead, which can be a problem, but in the morning cold the pillow can bring much needed relaxation to the neck and shoulders.
4. Water. Dehydrated people are grumpy people. We should get whatever kind of travel cup makes us actually drink more water and add bubbles or mint leaves or lemon slices or whatever makes it feel more fun.
5. OTC pain relievers. Different ones work better for different folks and some of them interact poorly with various prescription medications, so we need to do a little checking, but keeping some in the car to deal with that post-work or in-traffic headache can get us where we are going slightly more sane.
Go play.
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