A big part of this is down to poor ergonomics: because employers rarely care enough to invest the money and set up their workers for success, there is a precedent of poor ergonomics set from the beginning. That means the onus is upon the worker to make themselves aware of how poor ergonomics can actually cause harm to their bodies; carrying on from this, the enlightened worker will take proactive action to prevent back pain and ergonomic injuries.

Ergonomic action at Holmes Chiropractic

At Holmes Chiropractic, our definition of good ergonomics is a work space that puts the spine under the least pressure. Our plan for this involves three-parts:

• Strengthen the core stabilizing muscles to provide support for the spine.
• Establish good posture as the norm
• Optimize the work station to make maintaining good posture easier. 

Ergonomic injuries are most often caused by repetitive trauma: if you work with the same poor posture in the same poorly adjusted work station day after day, trauma is bound to accumulate and eventually cause injury. 

Addressing ergonomic injury at Holmes Chiropractic

If you have already suffered the ill-effects of the workplace, give our office in Houston a call to schedule an appointment today. We address the causes of back pain directly using natural, non-invasive techniques to help your body heal itself more effectively.

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White collar work doesn’t involve the dangers of lifting that more physically demanding jobs do, but it still takes a toll on the body. And precisely where does it hurt? The lower back. Because the average office worker can spend more than seven hours a day sitting while on the job, white collar work is one of the worst professions for back pain. 

Sitting is dangerous for the spine

Sitting is the position that puts your spine under the most pressure during the day. Sitting is dangerous in the following ways:

• Slows metabolism and contributes to weight gain
• Interferes with the body’s ability to regulate blood sugar and blood pressure
• Puts the spine under compression
• Contributes excess pressure to the lumbar region
• Overworks certain muscles while underworking others leading to strain in the first case and atrophy in the second.

Responding to excess compression with decompression

For spines wracked by the effects of too much sitting, decompression therapy both feels great and helps you heal. By gentling stretching the spine, decompression therapy creates negative intradiscal pressure, allowing injuries such as herniated discs to heal quicker. 

When it comes to our job, make your spine an asset rather than a liability

More than 50% of our patients report a positive impact in both pain reduction and range of motion after just one treatment. By reversing the trend of compression and pain, decompression allows you to focus on things that matter for maintaining a healthy spine including: building core stability, maintaining proper posture and improving range of motion. If you are interested in using decompression therapy or other natural modalities to reverse chronic pain associated with your career, give our office in Houston a call to schedule an appointment today. 

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