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 | 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 | Nov 28, 2018 | Injury Prevention, Office Ergonomics, Office Health & Wellbeing, Training
This is what drives me! I just got off this call… A young man trying to find the right help. Trying to find a solution to his chronic pain because the endless physio appointments and trips to the doctors where not helping. After suffering from RSI for 8 to 9...
by Liz Kirk | Nov 8, 2018 | Office Health & Wellbeing, Uncategorized
Do you get headaches, shoulder pain, tightness in your upper back, tingles or burning in your shoulder or arm? Then you might be experiencing Mousing Shoulder Effecting muscles and tendons between neck and wrist, mousing shoulder occurs when you hold one tense,...
by Liz Kirk | Aug 7, 2018 | Injury Prevention, Office Health & Wellbeing, Training
Smartphones Power This Sinek/Kwik interview describes the damage smartphones are doing to our brains. Smart Phones, the icon of 21 Century life, are also a big problem for our bodies. Research discussing such issues describes increasing rates of workplace injuries,...
by Liz Kirk | Jul 2, 2018 | Injury Prevention, Office Health & Wellbeing, Safety
Working in climate-controlled offices are certainly low-risk safety environments. However, there are a surprising number of hazards. To avoid common and preventable accidents, it is still important to talk to staff about safety. Top tips for Australian offices and...
