Santa doesn’t just work at his desk! He’s out exploring
the world, in and out of a sleigh, enlisting
the help of others (elves and reindeer!) to do some
of the hard, back-wrecking work. However, he also works from his
home/workshop which surely brings him similar stresses and pain 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 does not just lounge
at a desk. He gets help for heavy chores. He moves!
Most Chiropractic Clinic urges all of our Murfreesboro
work-from-home friends to do the same as well as undergo
alleviating chiropractic treatment
for the back pain, neck pain, shoulder, and other pain(s) you may now have.
THE DREAM: WORK FROM HOME, LEARN AT HOME
Working from home. It was the dream job for many
of us…until the dream came true. There are some stunning
statistics 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 issues. (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% did not have an office
chair; 32% sat in an ergonomic chair. 71% were distracted
by constant or occasional disruptions.
52% worked longer hours. Only 30% took frequent
breaks. (1) Students experienced much the same as the workers
did when their learning and teaching was undertaken
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 with the computer. (2) For the
work-from-home dream to come true with less pain
demands some preparation. Your Murfreesboro chiropractor is
up to the task to help you prep.
WORKING FROM HOME: THE SET UP
Any new venture needs a plan. Starting
without the plan backfires for most. 89% of
new-to-working-at-home workers who replied
to a survey reported some musculoskeletal pain.
Upper back pain was described as being a result of
nonergonomic work environments with suboptimal computer
configurations while nonergonomic postures were linked to headache and low back pain. (3) A study of university
employees reported that 61% of them experienced
more musculoskeletal pain working from home with neck, shoulder and low back
pain being the most often experienced. Women reported
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! Despite the new
work-from-home trend that resulted in more sedentary
lifestyles, decreased physical activity, and greater
musculoskeletal pain like back pain, researchers mentioned
that exercise and less sitting around successfully decreased
low back pain and even ‘cured’ it for participants in their study. (5)
Most Chiropractic Clinic presents some simple, gentle exercises for our
Murfreesboro chiropractic patients. Start them after we go
through a thorough exam and you begin experiencing
relief with our gentle chiropractic spinal manipulation care.
CONTACT Most Chiropractic Clinic
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. John Murray on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he shares
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 Murfreesboro chiropractic
appointment soon. Be like Santa: move, delegate
the heavy lifting, adapt your workspace! Happy Holidays!