Back Pain Prevention Page 5

Back Pain Prevention Page 5

Working In The Yard

Yard work can be particularly hazardous try kneeling to work at ground level to prevent to much bending over. Warm up exercises before commencing any physical work such as digging, heavy lifting, and try using the adapted garden tools there are available to help you with tasks such as weeding.

At Work

Do not to slouch, keep your chair unlocked most of the time and make full use of the chair movement (especially when reaching behind you or for the phone). Try to alter your position when using the keyboard for long periods of time, move your feet forwards and behind. Take a break every 30min get up from your desk and do some light stretching or take a short walk to get a cup off coffee. Make the effort to adjust any other chairs you sit on in the office so that they are comfortable for you remembering posture is important. If you are uncomfortable, move, change chairs. Operate your keyboard when it is directly in front of you and have your monitor square on so you don't have to turn your head to look at it. Use a document holder so that your work can be closer to you and try to minimize glare on the screen using a screen glare reducer. Re-arrange the items on your desk according to the frequency that you use them things used often kept closest, least often furthest away etc...

The ideas mentioned in this article are just ideas as there are numerous other way to take care of your back. Go to you local library and you will find hundreds of books on this subject. A shiatsu massage chair can help keep you back healthy through massage but is not substitute of common sense and good posture. An ounce of prevention can go along way. We understand that massage chairs are expensive but when you hurt your back you will wish you had one or would have purchase one. Call us today and we will help you find the massage chair that is right for you.

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