Back to the office? 4 Exercises to help prevent pain from desk work.

September hearkens back to school and college for students, but this year also means the return to the office for many people after working from home for the past year and a half or more, due to Covid-19., but back to office doesn’t have to be a pain in the neck

One of the most common issues I see in patients is pain in the neck and shoulders due to poor forward head posture. Often this can be caused by how we hold our posture while we sit at our desks. You might notice that you are sitting forward, hunched over your laptop, with rounded shoulders and upper back.

This can lead to headaches, tightness and pain in the shoulders and neck, mid back pain and in some cases, tingling (“pins and needles”) in your arms and hands.

Sitting in this posture -or in fact, any posture- for long periods of time can cause pain, discomfort, and ongoing neck and back pain.

The best thing you can do? Hint: It’s not ergonomic chairs. It’s moving- your best posture is your next posture. Programme in movement breaks every 30 minutes to stretch, move, shake it out.

So, set an alarm, stick a post-it on your laptop and get out of your chair.

Below are some easy exercises that you can do at your desk, without raising too many eyebrows.

Disclaimer: These are NOT my videos, they are posted as per You Tube’s content sharing policy.

No responsibility is accepted or assumed for any injuries howsoever caused through the performance of the exercises outlined in these videos.