Casey Queen
a freelance writer by night and an admin staff at an office chair company by day.
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And the list goes on. With the type of work most of us have right now, sitting has become the most common position for everyone. While there was a time that sitting is a relief from physically taxing work
Are you one of the lucky ones to use one of those chairs for posture support? Or perhaps an adjustable office chair? If your answer is yes, at the end of the day, do you still experience neck and back pain?
Ever found yourself in a position where your head is hyperextended and your shoulders arms and chest seem to come together? Have you been constantly told to tuck your chin and bring your shoulders back, only to return to the same positions a few minutes after?
We slouch when we’re sad, bend our neck down when depressed, sit up straight when motivated, and walk with a chest out when we’re confident. But sometimes, it’s the other way around. Studies prove that posture affects a person’s mood.
Help someone poop. Take urine samples. Carry people to different rooms. Rush to emergency rooms. Run towards coding rooms. This list doesn’t even cover the worst parts of being a nurse. There’s just too many to mention
The first thing that Grammy winner Adele learned about singing before she set fire to the rain was to sit and stand straight. You read that right. New singers are so eager in reaching the high notes or thinking of a rock star pose that they sometimes forget the most basic requirement for singing: proper posture.
No pain, no gain. That is what every employee probably tells herself at the end of the day after long periods of sitting in their not-so-comfortable office chair. Back pain is the price most people pay on top of putting on hours of auditing accounts, writing documents, or encoding data.
They say old habits die hard. But if your old habits are killing you, breaking them is no longer an option.
When you’ve stayed in the corporate world for quite some time, it would not be a surprise to you anymore that posture matters. Not that you’re going superficial about it