Have you ever wondered why you feel so tired and aching when you get home from your office? This is actually a rather common phenomenon. Shoulder aches, back aches and even neck aches are very common among office workers. It may not mean that you have a serious ailment. However, as with most pains in our body, consulting the doctor would be a wise choice if the pain is very intense or persistent. Sitting with the wrong postures, or too long at your desk or computer can result in injuries such as carpal tunnel syndrome, a condition where the median nerve is compressed at the wrist, leading to pain in the forearm and hand, neck strain, lower back pain and leg pain.

Certain types of neck pain are linked to muscle strains or a more serious condition such as spinal disc herniation or cervical stenosis. Muscle strains or sprain in the neck are caused by sudden force to the neck such as when you are jerked during a car accident or when you have been sleeping in a wrong position during the night. You could also be sitting too stiffly at your desk with your neck at an uncomfortable angle for a very long time.

Sitting too long at the desk can also give you lower back pain - muscle strains and lumbar sprains. A muscle strain in this area can occur when the muscle fibers are abnormally stretched or torn. The lumbar sprain on the other hand occurs when the ligaments are torn from the attachments.

Staying physically fit, strong and flexible can help improve your blood circulation and thus avoid such injuries at work. Non-accidental injuries can usually be healed within a short time by applying ice packs or heat packs, ointments and cream that offer muscle relief, medications or physical therapy.

 

 

 

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yes i have heard of this but it's kinda stupid. like for using your keyboard youll get cramps and such but you can also have those injuries if your reading a book for two long!! they must just called it work injuries and it's more briad

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I also hate how tired you feel after a long car ride. It seems as if you should feel energized and ready to go after sitting for so long...but unfortunately that is hardly ever the case. If I know I'm going to be seated for a long period of time, I like to get out for a run beforehand. I find that I end up feeling less sore and tired at the end of the day this way, and if I wait to do the run at the end, I may not feel like it!

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Last year i suffer shoulder pain after my tight deadline project and some long gaming session during weekends. Blood circulation isnt smooth at all and each time i do stretching, i can feel the blood rush around and skin surface is warm. I recovered from it early this year. Signed up for gym, changed my seating.

So the conclusion is, at work, if your seating is bad or isnt comfortable for you, change it ASAP, any delay will bring more damage to yourself .. internally.

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thank you sir, your advise is very helpful to me.

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