Working from home shouldn’t hurt. But for so many people, it does. Especially in the neck and shoulders. It usually starts as a dull ache. A pull in your neck. Tight, tired shoulders. And by the end of the day, you’re rubbing your neck and stretching your...
A client once came to me with severe shoulder pain. He worked long hours from home and hadn’t had any accidents or injuries. But over time, his shoulder had become so stiff that even reaching for a glass of water was painful. His diagnosis? Frozen shoulder. He was...
You know you should sit up straight. You probably even correct yourself throughout the day. But no matter how many times you remind yourself. You still end up slouched forward, back rounded, shoulders hunched. It happens to everyone. But why? Most people assume that...
When I first met David (not his real name). He was convinced that buying a standing desk would solve his back pain. He had gone through two office chairs, an exercise ball and hours researching ergonomic gadgets. But no matter what he did, the pain always returned....
It took about 5 months. 5 months after I started freelancing and working from home I got wrist pain. It started as discomfort and then developed into wrist pain. I used to work from my laptop sitting at the dining table. And the interesting thing was I’m a...
Aching when working from home doesn’t happen overnight. Neck pain, backache, shoulder pain and hip pain all start from a twinge and niggle. Home working injuries otherwise known as work-related or office-related musculoskeletal injuries occur with time. It...
