Tips for the therapy of patients who work in an office

I recently had a special experience. I had to work at a desk on a computer for 6 ½ hours straight. He put me in a place to experience the working conditions and many patients work through their entire career. Understand where pain and injury is very different from moving by yourself. After my day, I had a headache, the pain in my neck, shoulders, fingers and stiffness in the back that said it was hard to get up. And adverse events, despite getting up to walk, extending to my office and constantly correcting my posture. My experience was a revelation of how difficult it can be to help patients when acute chronic pain, which are the result of years of sedentary work environment. Talking tips and tools we can get patients to help them take care of themselves in their office working day.

Tips for the therapy of patients who work in an office

5 tips to help patients work in an office

Remember to move: Research shows that prolonged sitting for prolonged periods can lead to poor circulation in the legs and contribute to back pain. Remind patients to get up and periodically take short walks to set a timer on their phone or computer to remind them.

Set up their workspace properly: Make sure the workplace is set up for their body, what chair, desk and computer are set for their height. All offices are about one size, which means that patients must find an office chair that adjusts and put their computer to a level where their head, neck, shoulders and hands remain neutral.

Stretch: There are a lot of pieces that can be done in a small space without even leaving their desk. Give patients printing office they can do to stretch your neck, shoulders, arms, legs and back.

Moisturize: Studies show that the hydrated employees have better productivity. More than that, however, is hydrated will ensure that the body gets what it needs to function, to remind patients to drink during the day.

See their PT: It is important that patients know to treat pain, they begin to feel at work, before it becomes a chronic problem that may require more drastic measures like surgery for carpal tunnel or back ache.

There are many tools physiotherapist can give patients to help reduce pain and maintain healthy long career.

a. Paraffin wax helps to reduce the pain felt by the carpal tunnel.

b. Ultrasound: Ultrasound is useful to help carpal tunnel, neck and back pain.

c. Low Level Laser Therapy: Another handy tool to analgesic carpal tunnel; the low-level laser therapy is also helpful to reduce pain in the neck.

re. Kinesio Tape: Kinesio tape is a handy tool to help reduce pain and works to help patients maintain the neutral position of the portion of the tape body.

e. targeted therapeutic exercise exercises to help patients gain strength and flexibility to maintain a neutral position, but also help to relieve pressure on a pinched nerve causing pain.

Our culture, not only in working conditions is becoming more and more sedentary. therapy offices will see more and more cases of chronic carpal tunnel, low back pain, neck pain and thoracic outlet syndrome. It is important to give patients the means to take care of themselves when they are at work, but also to educate them on the tools Physiotherapy Rehabilitation offers to help with their chronic problem.