Santa does not just work at his desk! He is out in
the world, in and out of his sleigh, arranging
the assistance of others (elves and reindeer!) to do part
of the hard, back-wrecking work. However, he also works from his
home/workshop which certainly creates stress and pain for him
like it does for the
rest of us who now realize the dream of working from
home. However, we can learn from his example. He doesn’t just sit
at a desk. He gets help for heavy chores. He moves!
Wilson Family Chiropractic encourages all of our Millville
work-from-home friends to do the same as well as received
relieving chiropractic care
for the back pain, neck pain, shoulder, and other pain(s) you may now experience.
THE DREAM: WORK FROM HOME, LEARN AT HOME
Working from home. It was the dream of many…until the dream came true. There are some stunning
stats on how work-from-home has changed so many
of us. One study of 232 telecom employees found that
39% had more pain in the low back, 48% in the upper back/neck, and 27% in their
hands. Only 33% reported not having any such
musculoskeletal pain problems. (Women said
that they experienced more issues than men.) 30% worked in a separate room
at home, 32% worked in a separate section of a room with
other people of the home, 38% worked in a non-separate area like
the dining room. 41% didn’t have an office
chair; 32% sat in an ergonomic chair. 71% were troubled
by constant or occasional disruptions.
52% put in more work hours a day. Only 30% took recurrent
breaks. (1) Students underwent much the same as the workers
did when their learning and teaching was done
at home: low back pain for 73%, neck pain for 69%, shoulder pain for 59%. Influencing
factors for students were pain, academic stresses, personal/emotional issues,
work environment, and time in front of the computer. (2) For the
work-from-home dream to come true with as little pain as possible
demands some preparation. Your Millville chiropractor is
ready to help you prep.
WORKING FROM HOME: THE SET UP
Any new venture necessitates a plan. Beginning
without the plan backfires for most. 89% of
new-to-working-at-home workers who participated in a survey described some musculoskeletal pain.
Upper back pain was said to be a result of
nonergonomic work environments with non-favorable computer
configurations while nonergonomic postures were linked to headache and low back pain. (3) A survey of university
employees found that 61% of them had
more musculoskeletal pain working from home with neck, shoulder and low back
pain being the most often experienced. Women stated
significantly more pain than men. The height of the seat an the distance of
the monitor were significant risk factors
for discomfort and pain in work-from-home employees. (4)
HOPE FOR NEW WORK-FROM-HOME PAIN
There is hope! Regardless of the new
work-from-home trend that resulted in more sedentary
lifestyles, reduced physical activity, and greater
musculoskeletal pain like back pain, researchers noted
that exercise and less sitting around successfully reduced
low back pain and even ‘cured’ it for participants in their study. (5)
Wilson Family Chiropractic presents some simple, gentle exercises for our
Millville chiropractic patients. Begin them after we perform a thorough exam and you begin experiencing
relief with our gentle chiropractic spinal manipulation care.
CONTACT Wilson Family Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. John Murray on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes
relieving chiropractic care for back and neck pain patients with The Cox®
Technic System of Spinal Pain Management on The Cox®8 Table.
Make your Millville chiropractic
appointment today. Be like Santa: move, get help with
the heavy lifting, modify your workspace! Happy Holidays!