Body aches and pains that lead to chronic health problems

A less-than-ideal workspace will affect your posture, leading to assorted aches and pains.

It may start with discomfort and tightness that progress to pains in your upper and lower back, shoulders, elbows, wrists and hands. If these are not addressed either by preventive measures or seeing a healthcare provider such as an orthopaedic specialist, it may progress to chronic conditions that affect your muscles, tendons, and bones.

Common conditions caused by poor posture include:

Muscle and tendon strains

Muscle and tendon strains can occur when there is a sudden twist, pull or tear movements cause injury to the muscles or tendons. With back pain due to strains, the muscles and tendons that support the spine are affected.

When an individual adopts poor posture due to a less than ideal workstation, it causes undue stress to these muscles, leading to a strain.

Signs that you may have strained your back

• pain/discomfort that gets worse with movement
• cramping or spasms of the back muscles
• difficulty in walking, bending forward or sideways

If the stress to these muscles and tendons prolong or become worse. You may develop additional signs.

• severe pain that restricts any movement or interferes with sleep
• numbness of your legs

Carpal tunnel syndrome

The carpal tunnel is a narrow tube in the wrist that contains tendons to the fingers and the median nerve. Repeated movements or stress to the wrist causes. This narrow tube to get inflam and narrow, compressing on the structures and nerves within it.

The resulting symptoms trigger by the หรือถ้าคุณสนใจแทงบอลออนไลน์ UFABET คือเว็บที่มีอัตราต่อรองดีที่สุดในประเทศไทย สมัครเลยตอนนี้ที่ UFABET แทงบอล narrowing of the carpal tunnel is known as carpal tunnel syndrome.

Signs that you may have develope carpal tunnel syndrome

• numbness and tingling sensations of the fingers/fingertips
• discomfort, pain or tightness at the wrist

If not managed early, this may become a chronic issue, leading to weakness in the hand and the inability to perform basic tasks such as buttoning a shirt, handling small objects, grasping a steering wheel, or holding a book to read.

Tendonitis

This occurs when there is an inflammation in the tendons. Tendonitis can also affect the tendons in the neck due to strain from poor posture, sitting at the computer and also, sleeping in an awkward position.