by Liz Kirk | Jan 21, 2019 | Injury Prevention, Office Ergonomics, Office Health & Wellbeing
How often do you get headaches and neck pain after working with screens? Imagine the effect on your business when that happens to most of your staff! Pain has been associated with increased absenteeism, presenteeism, and staff turnover, and decreased productivity and...
by Liz Kirk | Jan 16, 2019 | Injury Prevention, Neck, Back or Shoulder Pain, Training
We use screens almost continuously at work and at home. We also spend a lot of time looking down at phones or tablets. This means we also hold static, tense and awkward postures for long periods. It’s not surprising we get headaches using computers, especially tension...
by Liz Kirk | Dec 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
Good assessments look beyond the workstation for the causes of pain During our one-on-one intensives, in addition to the usual range of questions, (e.g. what screens are used at home, what advice has your physio provided etc), we always ask, “When else do you find you...
by Liz Kirk | Dec 8, 2018 | Injury Prevention, Office Health & Wellbeing, Training
Learning to care for Cinderella is crucial for any screen user (so, everyone!). The Cinderella hypothesis aims to explain the link between low-level muscular activation to an elevated risk of developing chronic pain, including chronic pain now commonly experienced...
by Liz Kirk | Dec 2, 2018 | Injury Prevention, Office Ergonomics
Are Sit-Stand Workstations Working? What do you think? Have you already given up on your Sit-Stand workstation? I hear an increasing number are being put into storage! My Questions Retrofit fit stations increase the height and depth of the work surface. Does this mean...
