I would highly recommend a physio. And then insuring you adapt your workspace/leisure space to suit, so magnifiers, good chair, easel, book slant etc

PT was a game changer for me. I had back issues from how I was trying to look at things that were somehow causing chest pain (this was years ago, so don’t remember the specifics of what was up). I went to PT for a few months, the PT was great and incidentally had a VI husband, and I haven’t had issues since. She gave me exercises that I still use when I very very rarely feel the issue again. IMO more blind/VI people should give it a shot.

Yep, I have degenerative disc disease in my cervical spine, one disc is gone completely, C6-C7 and the C5-C6 is not far behind it. This is "a normal part of aging" but I'm told I've hit that milestone about 30 years earlier than most.

Physical therapy has done *wonders*. I started it a couple months ago because I was in so much pain I could barely work and couldn't even walk around for very long without having horrible muscle spasms in my neck and shoulders. I'm now pain free most of the time. In addition to helping with the immediate pain, it's also given me tools (stretches, awareness, suggestions on position, etc.) that I can use throughout the day to keep things from getting bad and super painful again.

I 100% recommend it.

I'd also recommend seeing a low vision specialist about identifying techniques/accommodations/tools that will allow you to maintain better posture while working, etc.

I'm not blind but I've had a big massive knot at the bottom of my neck probably from excessive phone use and general poor posture. I got myself a neck/shoulder massager off eBay and oh my god it changed my life. When I first got it, I spent probably a week or two using it every day or every other day until the knot was fully gone and my shoulders weren't stiff anymore. These days I probably just it once every week or two.

Of course, you should address the root cause of the posture issue, which others here have given some help with, but a massager is an accessible option to alleviate some of the muscle aches.

I'll echo the PT/exercises recs. I've also found success with seeing a chiropractor on a regular basis and a massage therapist occasionally to loosen everything up. I don't know how common it is, but I have found a chiropractor that has in-house PT, where they do brief PT exercises with you before your chiropractor adjustment. That has been amazing.

Talk about good timing... My neckhas always really bothered me and I got a pinched nerve in it from bad posture when reading. But today in particular I am having some pain up at the top, more like in my throat and I am trying to figure out if it's just from my vision/posture also or if it's something else. I think it started when I had covid so maybe it's not a strain and is something related to that, but who knows...

But forgetting today's particular issue, my everyday neck problems, headaches, back problems, etc... are getting really bad and a physical therapist said it will get much work if I don't figure out a way for better posture.

One time physical therapy helped a ton by loosening everything up, mainly when they massaged it. But in recent years any time I went it was less relief. I am trying to figure out how to position my monitor and keyboard to where maybe I can get better posture, but it's tough.