Very often, teleworkers adopt postures that are bad for their backs. Guest on RTL, doctor Mohammed Jimmy shared his advice for minimizing the harmful effects of working from the couch.
Teleworking offers many advantages: being able to get up at the last minute, enjoying the purring presence of your cat, not taking off your pajamas all day, escaping the dodgy coffee from the office coffee machine, avoiding long conversations between colleagues… But this state of greater relaxation also has disadvantages. For example, teleworkers often adopt unsuitable postures when they are at home. Present on RTL on Saturday October 21, Doctor Mohammed Jimmy shared some advice to avoid back pain caused by these unsuitable positions.
Working from home can be an opportunity, but be careful how you enjoy it! Between the kitchen table, the bottom of a bed, or the living room sofa, teleworkers often place their computer just about anywhere without worrying about the harm to their physical health. However, the doctor indicates that one of the remedies for back pain would be not to sit anywhere in an anarchic manner. On the contrary, we should even dedicate a room to teleworking. “The office space you have needs to be replicated at home,” he said.
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Three factors that prevent back pain
Three other factors also prevent back pain resulting from teleworking. The first is to have a suitable office chair so that the body maintains correct posture. Having a second computer screen and a second keyboard would also be beneficial. Indeed, a small laptop screen tilted downward tilts the neck and promotes pain. “The keyboard and mouse limit contractures of the trapezius, the muscles that you have between the cervical spine”, specifies Mohammed Jimmy. To feel better, all you have to do is invest. If you can’t afford it, there’s another solution: go back to the office (but avoid the dodgy coffee)!
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