EVENTS & WELLBEING HEALTH
THE CHISWICK MAGAZINE
Is hybrid working a pain in the neck? Chiswick-based specialist helps returning office workers get back to their postural best
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s workers return to offices in their droves, Chiswickbased posture specialist and chiropractor HEALTH SHAK is expecting a surge in patients seeking bespoke help for neck and back pain, caused by working between home and in offices where many will now be sitting in a variety of non-customised seats ‘hot-desking’. According to a 2020 study by the Institute for Employment Studies, there was a ‘significant increase in musculoskeletal complaints’ during lockdown. More than half of those surveyed reported new aches and pains: 58% in the neck, 56% in the shoulder, and 55% in the back. As many as 7 in 10 Brits said
they’d experienced more aches and pains since working from home. HEALTH SHAK launched a year ago in the middle of the pandemic and has seen a steady stream of customers from all over the UK looking for help with back pain caused by working at kitchen tables, sofas or desks not fit for long hours of screen time. New hybrid working patterns may exacerbate this trend further as many office workers are not clear how to sit properly, whether at home or away, or what to do when the pain in the neck becomes a frequent work companion. HEALTH SHAK Co-Founder David Harvey, DC MChiro explains:
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