by Liz Kirk (PhD) | Mar 11, 2026 | Injury Prevention, Neck, Back or Shoulder Pain, Office Ergonomics, Overuse Injury, Self-Care
Case Study & Next Step | Why Personalised Ergonomics is Mel’s $5,000 Lesson While on a call with a client, Mel revealed a story many computer users know too well. After moving home, she quickly developed debilitating shoulder pain. For two years, she endured an...
by Liz Kirk (PhD) | Feb 24, 2026 | Injury Prevention, Move More, Neck, Back or Shoulder Pain, Office Ergonomics, Self-Care
Working long hours at a computer takes a toll on your neck and shoulders for people of all ages. Forward neck posture, tight shoulders, and tension headaches are becoming common for everyone, even teens. The good news? You don’t have to accept neck pain as part of the...
by Liz Kirk (PhD) | Feb 17, 2026 | Self-Care, Injury Prevention, Move More, Neck, Back or Shoulder Pain, Workplace Health
What leaders need to know—and what you can do this week Why this matters Long hours of computer-based work are quietly increasing pain, fatigue, and weight gain across office and contact centre teams—even among people who exercise regularly. This isn’t a motivation or...
by Liz Kirk (PhD) | Oct 1, 2025 | Neck, Back or Shoulder Pain, Injury Prevention, Office Ergonomics, Self-Care
Can Neck Pain Cause Headaches? Understanding the Link and What You Can Do Have you ever found yourself rubbing your neck after a long day on the computer and wondering, “Can neck pain cause headaches?” The short answer is yes, especially tension headaches, which are...
by Liz Kirk (PhD) | Jul 15, 2025 | Neck, Back or Shoulder Pain, Injury Prevention, Office Ergonomics, Self-Care, Training, Workplace Health
💻 Workplace Health and Safety is no longer just about physical hazards on factory floors or construction sites. For computer users, as work becomes increasingly digital, a new set of risks is emerging, ones that are harder to see but just as serious. Prolonged...
by Liz Kirk (PhD) | Jul 10, 2025 | Injury Prevention, Move More, Neck, Back or Shoulder Pain, Office Ergonomics, Office Health & Wellbeing, Workplace Health
Part 3 of the “Beyond Ergo” Series for Managers & Frontline Leaders In Part 1 of this guide, we explored how poor posture is often the silent source of neck and back pain in computer-based work, and how building postural mindfulness can help your team stay ahead...
