Feeling the tension of work starting to affect you physically? Try to reduce stress by exercising regularly, drinking enough water and practicing breathing exercises.
Low back pain, more commonly associated with jobs involving physical
labour, is now afflicting an increasing number of white-collar workers.
Usually associated with heavy lifting, turning, bending and repetitive
motions, back pain is becoming a plague among those who lift nothing
heavier than a stapler.
While workplace design and employee fitness are factors in office
workers developing neck and back injuries, overlooked elements are
psychosocial factors:
- How positive a person’s mental outlook is
- How much they like their career
Improving the Psychosocial Factor
Instead of taking drugs to reduce back pain symptoms, more and more
recommendations involve reducing the amount of stress and taking steps
to increase job satisfaction. In fact, experts say that up to 80 percent
of adults will seek treatment for work-related neck or back pain at
some point in their career.
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