Mind your bed and your office chair, adjust your monitor, take a short walk every hour, keep an eye on your weight and keep moving…
Long-term problems can be prevented by sleeping on a good bed with a solid base, a quality mattress and a good pillow. People who sit at work need to find the best position in relation to their chair and pay attention to where their monitor is. A classic office chair can also be replaced with a Pilates ball. It is also good to stretch your legs, even briefly, every hour. Professional drivers can help themselves with various back support cushions. Those who walk or stand a lot can help themselves by wearing quality anatomical insoles. No less important is eating properly and keeping your weight in check. You should also move regularly and, in line with your age, take up some form of recreation.
As much as 95 per cent of the working population has some kind of problem, and experts single out IT professionals, professional drivers, travelling sales representatives and people who sit in offices. It must be said that more and more children also have problems with scoliosis, kyphosis, torticollis, tendinitis…
In the practice, people most often mention problems with their muscles and spine. In other words, these are neuromuscular symptoms such as tension in the neck and shoulders, tingling in the arms, neuralgia (inflamed nerves), lower back pain, sciatica, muscle contractures, headaches and dizziness. Besides work, all of this is affected by long hours of sitting in offices and cars and by a lack of movement.
There is a lot we can do for our health, starting today and without big excuses. Start by walking!