by Ugo Akpala-alimi | Mar 15, 2025 | Desk Injuries
You might think injuries come from sudden accidents. Twisting too fast, lifting something heavy, or tripping. But for remote professionals like you, that’s rarely the case. Instead, injuries build up slowly, developing over months or even years. At first, the pain...
by Ugo Akpala-alimi | Mar 14, 2025 | Desk Injuries
A client once told me he gave away his desktop monitor at work. Because he “didn’t need it.” He worked from a laptop full-time. Three days at home and two in the office. It seemed convenient. But what wasn’t convenient? The nagging neck pain that followed him...
by Ugo Akpala-alimi | Mar 8, 2025 | Desk Injuries
You wake up, crack your back, and tell yourself: Today will be different. But by midday, that familiar ache creeps in. By evening, you’re wincing when you stand up. Sound familiar? You’re not alone. Back pain from home working is one of the most common complaints...
by Ugo Akpala-alimi | May 13, 2024 | Desk Injuries
Neck pain is very common with computer work because of computer bad habits. ‘It is the most common injury complaint when working from home’, according to the IES Working at Home Wellbeing Survey. It is so easy to get into bad habits working with...
by Ugo Akpala-alimi | May 6, 2024 | Desk Injuries
It was 2011, and I had been a physiotherapist for 7 years. I had only finished my masters in Ergonomics. Before that, I had a taste of assessing workers in an oil company. I loved it. So, I decided to start a freelance business offering Ergonomic Assessments to...
