Sitting for several hours a day working away at a desk can lead to adverse effects on the body. The human body is not designed to withstand seated postures for more than an hour at a time. When seated for extended periods of time, muscles around the hips, spine and legs can become tight as they are in stationary positions and not being utilised through active movements. Muscles in the wrists can also become tight if the hands and wrists are constantly being used for activities such as typing. Muscle tightness can progressively get worse over time and lead to aches and pains. These aches and pains can then result in reduced activation the muscles which can lead to reduced muscle strength and subsequent movement impairments.
It is important to manage muscle tightness in order to prevent and/or reduce associated pain and movement limitations. At Capital Physiotherapy our physiotherapists can help reduce the aches and pains in the office-worker through targeted treatment strategies. Our physiotherapists also emphasise the importance of self-management of reducing tightness through regular stretching in the workplace. Capital physiotherapy have devised a series of stretches that can be performed regularly in the workplace to reduce muscle tightness and discomfort. Our physiotherapists recommend stretching every hour or two, holding each stretch for 30 seconds.
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By Leah Christoforou