Desk Ergonomics
How to Set Up Your Workspace Ergonomics is a fancy word to describe how your physical environment interacts with your body. In the workplace it’s about setting up your workstation to limit physical strain and enable you to work efficiently and safely minimising fatigue and discomfort. This
5 Tips to avoid prolonged sitting at work
Does this sound familiar? Siting in the car or on the train for a long commute to work, this is then followed by siting at your desk in front of a computer (maybe even eating lunch here) and then you sit in front of the TV to
Simple Office Stretches
6 Simple Office Stretches The body wasn’t designed to sit at a desk all day. Bad desk setups, poor posture and long periods of inactivity can lead to postural strain placing excessive stress on joints and muscles leaving you susceptible to back, neck and hand pain, headaches,
Just Hanging Around – Fix Your Shoulder Pain With This Simple Exercise
Fix Your Shoulder Pain With This Simple Exercise Between working as and osteopath and teaching martial arts my body can at times take a bit of a beating. Because of that I had some niggling shoulder pain that I couldn’t get rid of. In my research I
Simple desk stretch routine
Five Minutes Is All It Takes With everyone now working from home one of the most common complaints I hear in the clinic is that I'm working longer now than I was when I was in the office. It's easy to do. Instead of that 10 minute
To ice or not to ice an injury
Should you ice an injury? A common question I get asked in the clinic is “Should I use ice for an acute injury?” Many of us would instinctively reach for the ice pack to help reduced the pain and swelling, but is it the right thing to