The Cost of Success Apologies in advance, I am about to have a bit of a rant! As an entrepreneur, in working with my business mentor I have done plenty of work around how I define success. How I define success comes from my own experiences, my values and what I want for the future. […]
Equipment Is Not A Magical Solution! Following on from my In Focus Blog last week about quick fixes, I want to discuss how ergonomic equipment is seen as a quick fix and dispel the myth that equipment is a magical solution. Don’t get me wrong ergonomic equipment plays a role in managing work related musculoskeletal […]
Time to Rip Off the Band Aid! All too often when a problem or issue arises, we seek out the quickest and simplest solution to address it, or alternatively we ignore the problem all together (but that is a whole other post)! A quick fix is a problem solving technique, which involves utilising the fastest […]
Best Friend or Worst Enemy? Pain whilst working is something you can be in control of, however understanding the way you are working is doing you harm is imperative to changing your pain experience. But before we get into that I want you to ask yourself a question: Are you your own worst enemy? I […]
Is Your Chair Really The Problem? One of the questions I am asked most frequently by clients who suffer with pain whilst working is: “What sort of chair should I get?” And the answer, I respond with – “Is your chair really the problem?” There is no doubt that a chair or more specifically the […]
Make Yourself a Priority In this day and age, we are always rushing, rushing, rushing. Trying to get a million things done, ticking off that to do list, fulfilling multiple life roles… It is a constant juggle. There is just never enough hours in the day. But with all that rushing around, comes neglect. There […]
Time For A New Dance Partner? “You can’t keep dancing with the devil and ask why you’re still in hell” – Unknown. This is a favourite quote of mine and it often comes to mind when I am working with my clients to assist them to take back control of their pain at work. Often […]
Don’t Stop Moving! Have you heard about the 10,000 step workday challenge I am running with my Cath from Occupational Focus Facebook Community? It all came about a few weeks back when I asked the question – “What do you do to remain active during your workday?” One of the responses I got was “10,000 […]
Don’t Just Stand There! I have seen a few posts recently on social media about people setting up their standing workstations. Firstly I want to commend people for their efforts in attempting to take steps to address the sitting epidemic. Unfortunately I think there is a common misconception that a standing workstation is the solution. […]
[WARNING] Don’t Become a Statistic In a study conducted by Cook, Burgess-Limerick & Chang (2000) they found the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders including neck and shoulder pain in computer users to be up to 79%. I would imagine now with the ever increasing dependence on the use of laptops and other mobile devices such as […]