Sitting All Day… Got Injured
Have you ever threw your back out tying your shoe? These kind of injuries don’t happen by chance. If one sits down for eight plus hours a day and performs repetitive tasks, it can be very hard on the body. The two main injuries which desk jockies sustain are back pain and shoulder impingement. Back pain results from sitting too much. The loads from gravity and your body while in a sitting position are very high. Shoulder impingement happens because the back is hunched over and the arms are used in front of the body for tasks such as answering the phone, writing, and typing. What can one do? At work, get and walk around every 15 minutes. Stretch here and there and sit up too. For exercise, do a lot of rows and back endurance work. With these simple strategies, the most common injuries can be avoided.
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