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Working from home: Adapting for comfort Tips for sitting comfortably at your desk are pretty easy to find, so I am not going to focus too much on that in this blog. However, one thing I will say is that you are aiming for a sitting position whereby everything is at right angles, your ankles, your knees, your hips, your elbows - see the Health and Safety Executive website for more information here ( https://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/dse/ ).  Today, I would like to focus on the unique situation we continue to be in and how you can adapt whatever work setup you have to get yourself comfortable.  Regular breaks The best way to ensure day long comfort, wherever you are working, is to move regularly. Firstly, I encourage everyone to take their allocated breaks, to ensure that you get away from your screen, move your body and refuel. Additionally, I implore you to move a few times an hour, be that a trip to the bathroom, a visit to the kitchen to make a drink, or a walk ...

Top Tips  for Sitting Comfortably  at Your Desk   This helpful blog post was written by Mary Monro, the latest Osteopath to join the team here at Eyre Place.  Mary is an osteopath with 20  years experience .  She is very experienced treating babies and children so if you need some support do get in touch.   Under current circumstances the team here at Eyre Place are unable to make face to face appointments. Instead we are offering video consultations and advice via email or phone.  Book online at the website below.  1.   If you are using a laptop, use either a  separate  keyboard or a separate screen so that both your hands and your back are comfortable. Slumping over your hands  to look at  the laptop screen is agony for your upper back. 2.  Make sure your hips are  higher  than your knees when you are sitting in your chair. It helps those joints and encourages your back into a better pos...

Protect Your Back When Digging in the Garden Mary Shares some of her tips for working in the garden and staying pain free It's the season to get out in the garden and start digging. You may not have done this type of activity for months so go gently and don't overdo it. You don't have to dig the entire bed in one go! This year it seems a particularly good idea to grow your own vegetables and, besides, fresh air and exercise is good for mind, body and spirit in these troubled times.

Walking with children   Give yourself permission to play (and exercise more ) As we get older we stop playing ,it's a sad truth many of us forget the joy of running along just for the joy of it not because we want to get something done in a hurry.Remember how you loved playing ?Rolling down a hill well just because you can? Here are a few suggestions to get you and your children moving playing and having fun together. When walking together  pretend you are walking like animals. Take turns and each of you suggest an animal,then you all walk like you think this creature would walk. Unless of course the animal goes very quickly and which case be prepared to run. My favourite is a chimpanzee lots of opportunity to be silly and act out chimp like grooming if children or other grown ups don't join in or you can catch them. All animals work well but tigers, squirels, frogs,cats and dogs are a few to get you started. With young children it is a great way to ...