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People are often confused by office work related injuries. Patients of my San Diego based Chiropractic Clinic often think of sedentary office work as safe and heavy manual labor as potentially hazardous.

While it is a fact that I see patients with neck pain or back pain that is related to heavy manual labor, it is also a fact that at least 80% of my patients who complain of neck pain, back pain, etc. were injured doing sedentary office work.

How does this happen?

Work in an office environment tends to be sedentary and repetitive. This type of work results in both mental and physical fatigue. Many office tasks involve scenarios that call for static positions of joints that are adjacent to joints that are required to endure repetitive movements. A good example of this would be keyboarding where the wrist is held in a relatively fixed position while your fingers peck away at the keys. This situation sets the stage for injury.

Our bodies were designed to move joints through full range compound movements. These kinds of movements encourage lubrication of joints and adequate blood flow. Without a good blood supply and joint lubrication, our bodies break down resulting in neck pain, back pain and a host of other issues involving the joints.

The question is, ‘If you work in a sedentary office environment, how do you prevent injury?’

The following guidelines will help you minimize fatigue and injury.

1) Maintain good posture

2) Limit repetitive reaching outside of your normal work space

3) Alternate work activities when possible

4) Take frequent rest, stretch and exercise breaks.

Your’s In Good Health

Dr. Jones

(619) 280-0554
www.JonesPainRelief.com