Why do you need postural advice for work? Good posture is essential in protecting your back against injury and long-term damage. It is an incredibly powerful tool in the battle against back pain and will speed up the recovery process too. If you have ever had back pain you will acutely feel the importance of …
Slouching at work can cause neck, shoulder, and lower back pain. Sitting with good posture can aid in the healing process. Check workstation set-up, raise screen, use a separate keyboard and mouse, adjust lumbar support, and take breaks. Whenever I go into assess a client with a back issue, 70% of the time they are …
HYBRID OR ‘SMART’ WORKING IS HERE TO STAY A number of large companies have recently announced that it will be allowing their staff to continue to work remotely, even after restrictions have eased: • Nationwide: 13,000 office staff are being allowed to work remotely • HSBC are slashing 40% of its global office space, as …
There is a paper written by Professor Leon Straker, from Curtin University, where he talks about ‘The Goldilocks principle in designing physical activity at work to be ‘just right’ for promoting health.The Goldilocks principle comes from, you guessed it, the story of Goldilocks and the three bears. It is frequently described as ‘The concept of …
Delighted that the beautiful On Office Magazine (providing architect and design at work news) have included my article in their October Issue. ‘To mark Backcare Awareness Week, leading UK back-pain-prevention expert and Health Ergonomist Nichola Adams offers practical advice on coping with the growing challenges of working from home Nichola Adams, a Technical Member of …
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The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have just updated their advice to say that employers have the SAME health and safety responsibilities for home workers as for any other workers, whether it is a temporary or permanent arrangement. I am hugely relieved that the HSE have now recognised that the new homeworkers need some help. …
FSB MAGAZINE, THE VOICE Thank you so much to Peter Crush for including me in his comprehensive article on Stress relief for the new homeworkers.He discusses how the ongoing situation means many people are working from home for the first time, with all the challenges that brings. He Looks at how small business owners can …
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I had the pleasure of meeting (remotely) and chatting with Barbara McLullich recently. She is inspirational and she kindly agreed to share her back pain story with me, and how she came to set up her award winning blog, all about back pain. So I have pleasure in including her story below: My 38-year journey …
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A BIG thank you to Barbara for including the below article on her back pain blog. To see the full article see the following link 10 TIIPS FOR BUSINESSES & WORKERS TO TRANSITION OUT OF LOCKDOWN AS SOME OFFICES REOPEN Employers: Consider ditching ‘hot-desking’ trend as Coronavirus deep-cleaning priorities kick in Employees: Get ready for …
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Thank you so much to HR Director Magazine for including my article on Transitioning back into the Workplace In this article are top tips for health and wellbeing, particularly back health, as people return to work. However, with some sort of blended working (homeworking and office working combined) continuing for the foreseeable future, do ensure …
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