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) | Feb 24, 2019 | Injury Prevention, Neck, Back or Shoulder Pain, Office Ergonomics
Every office has a range of commonly used work tools that challenge even the best office ergonomic checklist. Notebooks and the need to write and refer to notes is one such challenge. A Problem Causing Pain Notebooks are commonly placed to the...
by Liz Kirk (PhD) | 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 (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,...
by Liz Kirk (PhD) | Mar 1, 2018 | Neck, Back or Shoulder Pain, Injury Prevention, Office Ergonomics, Office Health & Wellbeing
Four Effective Strategies to Relieve Neck Pain from Screen Use | Simple Tips for Long-Term Comfort Searching for Neck pain relief from excessive screen time is common. The good news is, it doesn’t have to be permanent, thanks to simple preventive exercises. Learn 4...
by Liz Kirk (PhD) | Aug 31, 2017 | Injury Prevention, Neck, Back or Shoulder Pain, Office Ergonomics, Office Health & Wellbeing
In May 2017 Contact Central Blog, Dr Kirk summarised key elements of effective return to work (RTW) programs and suggested implementation strategies. Now, with an increasing number of agents considering working from home (WFH), new research showing Gen Y’s entering...
