by Liz Kirk (PhD) | May 25, 2019 | Injury Prevention, Neck, Back or Shoulder Pain, Office Health & Wellbeing
How to Stop Headaches from Computer Screens – Quick Fixes for Relief Spending long hours in front of a screen? Headaches, eye strain, and muscle tension could be the cause. Learn quick, effective ways to adjust your setup and reduce discomfort. Why...
by Liz Kirk (PhD) | Mar 20, 2019 | Overuse Injury, Injury Prevention, Office Ergonomics, Office Health & Wellbeing, Self-Care, Training
Are You Feeling Index Finger Pain? If you use computers and screens a lot, you will also know the feeling of an achy, tired index finger from frequent scrolling, swiping and mouse clicking. Take care! Something as small as a index finger pain can seriously...
by Liz Kirk (PhD) | 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 (PhD) | Dec 10, 2018 | Injury Prevention, Move More, Office Ergonomics, Office Health & Wellbeing
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 (PhD) | Dec 8, 2018 | Injury Prevention, Office Health & Wellbeing, Training
Learning to care for Cinderella is crucial for all screen users. The Cinderella hypothesis aims to explain the link between low-level muscular activation to an elevated risk of developing chronic pain, including the chronic pain now commonly experienced among...
by Liz Kirk (PhD) | Nov 8, 2018 | Injury Prevention, Neck, Back or Shoulder Pain, Office Ergonomics, Office Health & Wellbeing
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,...
