Santa does not just work at his desk! He’s out exploring
the world, in and out of a sleigh, arranging
the assistance of others (elves and reindeer!) to do part
of the hard, back-wrecking work. However, he also works from his
home/workshop which certainly creates stress and pain for him
like it does for the
rest of us who recently realized the dream of working from
home. However, we can learn from his example. He does not just sit
at a desk. He gets help for challenging chores. He moves!
Aaron Chiropractic Clinic urges all of our Fort Wayne
work-from-home friends to do the same as well as undergo
pain-reducing chiropractic care
for the back pain, neck pain, shoulder, and other pain(s) you may now experience.
THE DREAM: WORK FROM HOME, LEARN AT HOME
Working from home. It was the dream of many…until the dream came true. There are some stunning
stats 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 problems. (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 members of the home, 38% worked in a non-separate area like
the dining room. 41% didn’t sit in an office
chair; 32% used an ergonomic chair. 71% were bothered
by constant or random disturbances.
52% worked longer hours. Only 30% took recurrent
breaks. (1) Students experienced much the same as did workers 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
requires some preparation. Your Fort Wayne chiropractor is
eager to help you prepare.
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 participated in a survey described some musculoskeletal pain.
Upper back pain was said to be a result of
nonergonomic work environments with non-favorable computer
configurations while nonergonomic postures were related
to headache and low back pain. (3) A survey of university
employees documented that 61% of them experienced
more musculoskeletal pain working from home with neck, shoulder and low back
pain being the most frequent. Women stated
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! Regardless of the new
work-from-home trend that resulted in more sedentary
lifestyles, reduced physical activity, and greater
musculoskeletal pain like back pain, researchers remarked
that exercise and less sitting around successfully reduced
low back pain and even ‘cured’ it for participants in their study. (5)
Aaron Chiropractic Clinic presents some simple, gentle exercises for our
Fort Wayne chiropractic patients. Start them after we perform a thorough exam and you start experiencing
relief with our gentle chiropractic spinal manipulation care.
CONTACT Aaron 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.
Schedule your Fort Wayne chiropractic
appointment today. Be like Santa: move, delegate
the heavy lifting, modify your workspace! Happy Holidays!