The alarm clock is ringing.
Time to get up.
But instead of starting the new day full of energy, sink back into the pillow with your face contorted with pain.
Your neck is stiff, your head can hardly be turned and later you will be sitting in front of the computer again for eight hours.
Neck pain is a widespread disease.
Prof. Dr.
Bernd Kladny is chief physician in the orthopedics and trauma surgery department at the Herzogenaurach specialist clinic.
In an interview with WELT, the 59-year-old doctor reveals how you can train your neck for the stresses of everyday life.
"One thing is important to me on this subject," he says: "There are many causes of pain in the neck and shoulder area, but you shouldn't use as many methods to counteract it during treatment."
Many small techniques and adjustments in everyday life would help.
A visit to the gym is not one of them.