This is the second post in our series on shoulder positioning. Read Part 1 here!
Typing with shoulders too far forward.
Often, in industrialized cultures, the shoulders are slumped or held forward. There are so many daily tasks in the modern world that make it all too easy for these bad habits to set in: holding our arms out front for hours with poor shoulder placement while we are typing, gaming, driving, and so on. Over the years this is likely to cause various problems:
Impingement, bursitis, wear-and-tear
Reduced circulation to the arms
Compromised breathing patterns
Reduced athletic performance, increased injuries
Hunched upper back and forward head
Common pitfalls in getting the shoulders