Your neck and shoulder pains could come from bad posture

Good posture can help prevent all the little aches and pains associated with a sedentary lifestyle. Photo: Filepic

If you sit at a desk all day, you are probably bothered by tight shoulders, a sore back, aching wrists or other symptoms.

There are a few quick fixes – some upgrade their office chairs to better, more ergonomic chairs, and some simply throw them out and use exercise balls instead. Others, suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome, buy expensive track pads and keyboards that are specially designed to reduce wrist strain.