This exercise is the best way to relieve neck pain from sitting for too long, says a physical therapist

My work as a fitness writer has me sitting for hours and, despite having a good desk set up and an ergonomic chair, my posture inevitably gets worse throughout the day. If this sounds familiar, and maybe you feel neck pain begin to creep in too, then there’s an exercise we could all do to help.

According to Dr. Shalin Patel, chiropractor and founder of Town Physical Therapy, we can relieve neck pain by doing cervical retraction exercises.

Patel told Fit&Well that they’re “specifically designed to deal with different types of neck pain by strengthening the neck muscles, improving posture, reducing stiffness and increasing your neck’s range of motion.”