The office, at lunch
Lunch is the only time your chair lets go.
Phone in one hand, tea in the other, head bent towards a screen. Lunch is the one time you stand up.
The people in these stories are illustrations, not real clients.
The moment
A phone in one hand, tea in the other, head bent towards the screen. The morning went into emails and the afternoon is already waiting. Lunch is the one time you stand up, and even then you stand and scroll.
What is usually going on
The head weighs about the same as a bowling ball. When it tips forward to look at a screen, the muscles at the back of the neck and the top of the back have to hold it, and the longer it stays there the harder they work. Hours of this can leave the neck stiff, the shoulders rounded and the upper back sore. The body is built to move often, and the problem is usually not one bad posture but the same posture held for too long.
Now
A tight neck by mid afternoon, shoulders creeping forward, a dull ache between the shoulder blades, and tension headaches at the end of the day.
Our aim
Finishing the work day with a neck and shoulders that still move freely.
What we do about it
A posture check, looking at how you sit, where your screen is, and how your shoulders and neck move. Hands-on treatment where it helps. A short list of changes that are actually worth making at your desk (screen height, chair, breaks), and exercises that take two minutes and fit between meetings. We do not sell you a special chair.
One thing to try today
Shoulder rolls
- Sit tall with your arms relaxed.
- Roll your shoulders up, back and down in a slow circle.
- Do eight, then eight in the other direction.
- Do this every hour.
Stop if you feel sharp pain.
This page is for general information and is not a substitute for personal medical advice.
