Click to view the profile of Terry RoseBack injury is a very common problem, which in workplaces can often be avoided by simple changes to job design, the right training and the right equipment.
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I have found there is little point in staying stuck in the chair and
seizing up when back pain strikes. You have to work your way through it.
There would be no way I could contemplate being laid-up during a busy
time such as the sheep-shearing season in June. It’s hard work and
involves a lot of bending and lifting, but you get on with it and
keeping mobile does help tackle any potential problems.
Hedd Pugh
Distraction
This technique can be very powerful and useful if you learn to do it effectively. It works best for a short period of time such as if you are having a medical procedure like a biopsy, or if you find it very painful to climb the stairs or to stand for long enough to do the washing up. It can also be used to help get to sleep. Distraction works by getting your mind to concentrate 100% on something other than your pain, for example, thinking of the words to a poem, counting backwards from 200 in threes, remembering the names of people you were in school with or the names of all the teachers.
Click to view the profile of Terry RoseBack injury is a very common problem, which in workplaces can often be avoided by simple changes to job design, the right training and the right equipment.
I enjoy regular gym activity as well as horse riding and golf, and try to keep as active as possible.
