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5 Ways Your Office Job May Be Giving You Pain
First Published: December 17, 2018. Last Update: December 11, 2024 Every occupation is subject to injury risk factors, but this post focuses on - yes, it's possible - the risks that come with a desk job. Let's Chat About Ergonomic Risk Factors Whether you work in an office or have a more active occupation, your job will likely pose at least some risk for an injury or pain. Understanding ergonomics and posture can help you avoid that. You probably have a sense of what posture it. But what is...
3 Sciatica Causes You May Not Have Thought Of
Do You Know the Real Cause of Your Sciatica Pain? Sciatica. Ugh! What a bear. If you’ve had it, you know what I mean. The piriformis muscle is located at the back of the pelvic bone. When their clients ask about it, the go-to explanation for sciatica pain given by most of my fellow holistic types is that the one and only cause of this most uncomfortable collection of symptoms is a tight butt muscle known as the piriformis. The sciatic nerve runs under the piriformis. Because the muscle is...
Two Posture Problems in One
Computer hunchback posture leads to another problem called forward head posture. Two Problems in One Computer-related hunchback almost always leads to another misalignment called forward head posture, also known as FHP. With FHP, the head no longer sits on the neck in a well-aligned way. This can happen when you crane your neck to better see your monitor. The craning action results in what I call "kinking at the back of the neck." Craning and kinking are responses to a rounded upper back, or...
Protect your neck with my monitor tips.
Protect Your Neck with My Best Monitor Tips First Published: December 24, 2017. Updated: January 9, 2025 Do you work with your face stuck in a screen?If so, you may upping your risk for a serious neck condition, or at the very least, nagging discomfort there, as well as in shoulders, arms and hands. Proper monitor placement may help prevent this. Here are my best tips: Where is Your Monitor Placed Relative to Your Eyes? These days, many of us engage intently with our monitors at the expense...
Fit Ball as Office Chair?
Exercise Ball as Office Chair? First Published: April 28, 2019 Last Edited: January 6, 2025 When it comes to workstation wellness, the question I'm asked most frequently is: Can I use an exercise ball as an office chair? Yoga ball, gym ball, exercise ball or fit ball - they all refer to the same thing. Here's the answer. Let’s face it, a yoga ball is not an ergonomic chair. Most lack backrests (or have backrests that are woefully minimal.) Plus, the seat can’t be adjusted, and generally,...
5 Ways your Office Job May Cause You Pain
5 WAYS YOUR OFFICE JOB MAY CAUSE YOU PAIN Here are the things the pros look for as they help their office worker clients avoid pain & stiffness. First Published: December 17, 2018. Last Update: December 11, 2024 Every occupation is subject to injury risk factors, but this post focuses on - yes, it's possible - the risks that come with a desk job. Let's Chat About Ergonomic Risk Factors Whether you work in an office or have a more active occupation, your job will likely pose at least some risk...
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