La Grande Chiropractic Care for Work-Related Musculoskeletal Pain
Work. We all must do it. Everyone’s job necessitates posture(s) that may cause pain at one point or another. Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC sees the pain! Many La Grande back pain and neck pain patients who seek chiropractic bring stories of work-related pain. We are here to help!
TREATING AND PREVENTING WORKPLACE MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN
Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC is confident in its ability to alleviate and manage work-related musculoskeletal pain for our La Grande chiropractic patients. Not too startling, 81.7% of office workers in one study had musculoskeletal pain in at least one area. Back pain was the most frequently experienced pain for 54.8%. Neck and shoulder pain were after that. Curiously, musculoskeletal system pain was found to be high in office workers whose physical activity levels were found to be low. 58.5% of these workers were “active” physically, 37.3% were less active, 4.1% were very active. (1) Research shows that in-the-workplace exercise interventions were effective in addressing musculoskeletal disorders and in reducing pain for office workers. (2) Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC values the optimism this brings for our La Grande back and neck pain patients!
WHAT EXERCISE INTERVENTIONS WORK?
Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC treats work-related pain within the guidelines of The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management which incorporates gentle spinal manipulation along with exercise, nutrition and other advice. We see the value in researchers’ description of work-related musculoskeletal pain disorders as those painful conditions induced by too little usage of the musculoskeletal system throughout the work day. Exercise, education, ergonomic direction, massage are pretty typical methods of managing and trying to prevent pain. Most recommendations like this were for workers to do outside of the workplace. Recently, researchers suggested the value of specific, individualized, resistance strengthening exercises in the workplace to reduce pain, fatigue, and discomfort in the upper extremities and neck of workers. (3) That is a good idea. Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC sees the value in taking care of oneself at home and in the workplace!
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Umar Ellahie on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he discusses treatment of cervical radiculopathy with arm and neck pain with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management. After months of pain and trying all sorts of treatments, she found relief.
Schedule your La Grande chiropractic appointment with Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC today. We all work. There is no way around that! If work and its posturing are painful, let’s chat. Together, we can find a way to relieve and prevent workplace musculoskeletal pain.
