How to Reduce Work-from-home Back Pain

Spending more time working from your couch, kitchen counter or home-office? You’re not alone. And like you, many are experiencing back pain from chairs and desks that aren’t exactly ergonomic in design.

Don’t worry—there’s no need to run out and buy a top of the line chair to manage back pain. Here are some simple tips to try instead:

• Exercise your core: The muscles involved in keeping your spine properly aligned are tied to your core—add some crunches to your daily routine!

• Stretch in the morning and afternoon: Stretching helps to relieve tense muscles that tighten throughout the day.

• Stay hydrated: A dry mouth isn’t the only sign of dehydration. Our spine has fluid filled sacs between each bone, which may become a source of pain when not properly hydrated.

Relax..

Our emotions and thoughts have a natural lifespan of about 90 seconds within our body’s circuitry. Don’t re-tell the story if it bothers you. Focus on how you want to feel. Heal.

Massage will not only melt your tension away

Want to boost your brainpower? Adults who were given a 15-minute chair massage in a small 1996 Touch Research Institute (TRI) study were more alert and completed a series of math questions faster and more accurately.

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Massage will not only melt your tension away

Want to boost your brainpower? Adults who were given a 15-minute chair massage in a small 1996 Touch Research Institute (TRI) study were more alert and completed a series of math questions faster and more accurately.