Get up and move!!!

Being a massage therapist and working in a chiropractor's office, I see alot of patients who have MAJOR issues because they simply do not get up and move. No matter how much they weight, they have issues due to lack of movement. Most people really have issues due to sedentary work spaces and alot of injuries come from improper ergonomics at work

I know I had that issue before I began a therapist I used to work at a third party claims administrator doing claims. After about 3.5 years I was having major numbness and pain in my hands. It was so bad at times when I would wake up I could not turn a doorknob. I got it checked out and it was Carpal Tunnel Syndrome...advanced. The only option I was given was surgery, since it had advanced. I filed it as workman's comp and you know what it got denied. The ergonomics was very poor where I worked, as a matter of fact they just made you watch a video and you were to set it up yourself. Some people did not even have mouse pads, the chairs were horrible, and decks were standard non moving desks. I was soooooo angry that this company was basically staying they did not cause this injury by lack of providing proper ergonomics. Regardless of that, I had to stop being mad and take my health into my own hands. Luckily I had just started massage school and learned that CTS could be managed without drugs or surgery. I started getting massages to loosen the muscles around the impinged nerves and wow what a difference. Once I left my desk job to massage full time, my symptoms pretty much vanished. It was then I knew that I had stumbled on to something that was valuable to basically everyone.

I encourage people to get up and take frequent breaks at work. Whether you take breaks or not the work is still going to be there, but if you dont take them your body will pay the price. Breaks do not include going to the restroom or lunch. Please oh Please stop eating lunch at your desk. This only encourages you to work while you eat. Employers know this that is why half of them will buy you lunch so you can sit there and work. Please make healthy boundaries for yourself at work. If you always work overtime or never take a lunch, you are setting up unhealthy boundaries. I'm not saying be lazy and not work. Yes work when you are to work, but we have become workaholics and do not balance it out with anything. A simple walk around the office will do you a world of difference. If you have a sedentary job, this is a must do. Our bodies were  not made to be in one position hours on end. You may not feel it today, but once the issues creep up on you, you will wish you had simply got up and walked around.