Has Work Become a ‘Pain In the Desk’?
When pain and stiffness from work or daily activity become a ‘pain in the desk’, there’s something you should know…
Would you ever say work is a pain in the desk?
I won’t insult you. You would NEVER say that.
But, if that’s true, why do companies and corporations large and small spend collective billions of dollars per year on sit-stand desks, ergonomic chairs and other expensive “solutions” to the aches, pains, stiffness and discomfort people experience while working?
Is it really helping?
When you look at it from my standpoint, seeing these same people, with all their “posture-perfect solutions”, come through the door with problems that have been worsening, not getting better, you start to get the idea that people are addressing the wrong issue.
And it’s true.
This is because the ergonomics of work (or any daily activity really) are not in the work environment but in each person’s structural mechanics.
In other words, pain, stiffness and “carrying your stress” in your neck, shoulder, back or joints are issues that are on the inside, not the outside!
And, they’re different and unique for everyone. No two are the same!
When you think about it, doesn’t this make more sense?
If you still aren’t convinced, consider this…
Take any “posture-perfect”, ergonomically-designed chair, cushion, pillow, sit-stand desk, car seat or any other device and look at its basic design…
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What are ‘posture-perfect’ devices designed based on?
The answer is Perfect Posture!
Now, have you checked your posture lately? Most people are aware of theirs, but if you haven’t looked lately, go have a look in the mirror, right now…
I’ll wait…
Have you met anyone with “perfect posture lately? And, for that matter, how far from perfect posture are you, and have you been for some years now?
Instantly from this, you can see that all these designs are based on a person who has perfect posture and, therefore, are not by any means therapeutic.
So, what if you don’t have perfect posture (like most people walking around)? Ergonomic designs are useless.
Do you see the logic at work here?
Now, by the same logic, if you wanted to make work more “comfortable” for someone, you would have to design a chair or desk (or any other device) around their imperfect posture, to cradle their specific structural imperfections and imbalances.
This is, of course, impractical as it doesn’t address each person’s real, structural and very physical imbalance causing the actual problem.
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What is the REAL way to end discomfort from work or daily activities?
There is no such thing as a “pain in the desk” but there is a reason why desks and chairs can hurt.
But, despite this fact, they’re not supposed to hurt.
So what do you do?
To truly correct it, you would need a way of:
(a) understanding what perfect posture is,
(b) consulting the body’s blueprint for the best posture for proper function,
(c) measuring of how far “off-design” your posture is,
9d) locating what specific, physical thing is causing it to be that way and,
(e) devising a plan to correct the actual cause, permanently.
How do you make normal, daily activities to stop hurting for good?
To take steps to address this, you’d have to follow the (above) 5 guidelines for true correction. No ergonomic furniture required!
Your first step (and the mistake everyone makes by omitting) is not anything therapeutic!
How could it be if you don’t yet know the specific cause of the problem?
Your first step is a comprehensive screening of not only your symptoms but also your body’s departure from its original design.
Your less-than-perfect posture is way more significant than you’ve ever given it credit for, as you can now see here! All you need to do is one thing to address it:
Get screened, preferably by a Doctor of Chiropractic or posture expert and professional like myself. This is what employees of companies need above and beyond ANYTHING therapeutic. NO course of action should ever be pursued in the absence of isolating the cause.
Otherwise, you’re just randomly “fixing” things when you may be masking and making worse the real source of the problem in the process.
Yes, there are state-of-the-art, therapeutic methods of intervention in physical medicine, and people rave about the results they get from it. But that shouldn’t be relevant or interest you just yet.
All of them had one thing in common: they started with proper screening and we found their, specific, individual cause, unique to them and only them!
And we were, then able to address the actual problem!
So, I suggest you start the same way. Reach out to me for a free screening, lunch and learn or even an employee massage day*. I’ll take care of the rest!
Let’s find the cause of your “pain in the desk” (or whatever activity seems to hurt you)!
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