If you are sitting for hours looking at a computer, even if you have the best office chair in the world then you are going to start feeling some aches and pains, says author Sandra Deeble.
Sandra Deeble first began writing from home and initially she never knew it would be something that she would end up doing full time. Before Sandra was published she would write from home at weekends or after work during the evenings.  Her writing started as a fun, part time thing that didn’t require a proper work station.  She started working on an upright wooden chair with a cushion and she bought her big old office desk from a charity shop.

After a few years of writing full time at home and paying no attention to ergonomics she started to develop back problems and had to seek help from a cranial sacral osteopath.
Osteopath Mary Webb gave Sandra some great advice. She had said that office furniture is one part of caring for your overall posture and back, but a good office chair was just one part of back care, and Sandra was advised that all areas of her life needed attention including how she relaxed in her own living space.

For people who have suffered from neck, back and shoulder problems, whether it is from working at home or in a work environment Sandra has some advice.

Be aware of your posture when you are working because it is something that we rarely notice.  Even getting someone to take pictures of you whilst you are working will shock you when you look back at them.  When Sandra looked back at hers she realised that she was sitting with a hunched back and a craned neck.  Knowing your posture problem is the first step.

Sit / stand office desks seem like a very flash possession but they are extremely flexible and give the worker a chance to stretch whilst working.  These desks are being planned as the next office furniture item to change the way we work.