Working From Home Neck or Back Pain? Home Office Ergonomic Advice

Working from home or in a hybrid setup can have a significant impact on your body. Without the right workstation arrangement, neck pain, back pain and other problems can develop over time.

Working from home in a 'make shift' setting can flare up underlying injuries and based on research and experience, bad working postures can lead to aches and pains.

We can help you sort out your work set up and ensure that you are meeting your legal requirements.We do this by assessing your work station set up and make adjustments to the area.We also provide education to enable you to use your workstation more effectively to help avoid aches and pains developing in the future.

We can:

• Explore your homework space via online or face to face with PPE

• Give the immediate advice to make you comfortable in your home office

• Minimise your spend on equipment that is not required

• Get innovative ideas and practical solutions to support your wellbeing

• Have your back/neck treated either face to face with PPE or online

A ‘display screen equipment’ or ‘ergonomic’ assessment, is a review of your work area, the devices you are using, your work tasks and how you set out your work duties. It forms part of a risk assessment to help reduce musculoskeletal pain or stiffness, headaches and / or eye strain.

It follows a systematic assessment of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) guidelines and provides you with advice on how to manage and risks that are identified.

If you are experiencing neck or back pain from your work setup, our physiotherapists can carry out a full ergonomic assessment. Contact us or book a clinic appointment today.