Desk Health

 

It is now common for many people to spend a number of hours every day sitting in front of a computer. People who work in offices can spend up to eight or more hours a day at a computer. And if you don’t know how to use your body well and efficiently, you can cause yourself immeasurable damage.

The average person in the UK takes seven sick days per year and 75% of all sick days are due to stress and back pain. Sick leave in 2006 cost industry a staggering 13.4 billion.
(Source: Confederation of British Industry, Health and Safety Executive)

Researchers from Konigsberg College of Engineering, Norway, quantified the long-term effects of screen position on 150 offices workers. They found that employees who had their screens positioned just 15 degrees out of the correct position had more pain, more sick leave and less movement of their necks.
(Source: The Times)

With Performance Bodywork, Charlotte can immediately assess how you are sitting, looking at the screen and what is causing you problems. Simple changes can give lasting results, prevent unnecessary pain and discomfort and enable you to work more efficiently and effectively.

Charlotte works in offices giving individual feedback as well an overall office assessment. Contact her for more information about daily rates.

I have had rounded, hunched shoulders for years. I would continually try to stand up straight but I would always slip back into my original posture. Charlotte only worked on me for ten minutes and in that short time, she showed me the alignment my body was looking for with a light touch and followed it up with some shoulder exercises. I felt something shift and it suddenly felt easier to hold the right posture than revert to my original bad habits.

Now I am correcting myself much more easily and I am walking far more upright than ever before. I feel a changed person! It was so profound for such a short amount of time – I would love to have more sessions!
Alicia S.