Is your work station set-up contributing to an existing injury? Many desk-based jobs involve significant amounts of time spent sitting. Many injuries will be provoked by prolonged activities such as sitting, long periods of typing/mousing or repetitive neck movements. For this reason, it is important that our desk space is set up correctly to help […]
As work demands rise and technology improves, we are sitting for an increasing proportion of our day. If this is coupled with poor work behaviours the risk of neck pain rises. Here are five simple strategies to reduce the risk of neck pain at work. Stand up! One study showed the longer you sit, the […]
Occupational Overuse Syndrome (OOS) is also known as repetition strain injury (RSI). It is a term used to name a number of conditions with similar symptoms that can include discomfort, pain, muscle fatigue, stiffness, numbness/tingling, burning sensations and weakness. Common among office workers is tennis elbow (lateral epicondylalgia or LE), which describes pain over the […]