A survey shows that working from home increases back pain in young adults.
Two-thirds of Brits aged 18-29 said they developed new back pain during the pandemic as many of the staff switched to remote work.
The most common site of pain was the lower back (32%), which was usually caused by poor posture.
Most modern office chairs are designed to straighten people’s backs and relax the base of the spine.
However, one in five young people say they work at home from the bed, while one in six young people sit on the couch. One out of every 100 domestic workers does it from the ground.
The survey was conducted on behalf of the Mind Your Back campaign group and surveyed 1,000 adults in the UK.
Overall, six in 10 said they were working remotely most of the time during the pandemic.
Working from home increases back problems in young adults, survey shows
General Practitioner and Mind Your Back Consultant Dr. “Almost half,” said Gill Jenkins [of home workers] They do not have constant access to a support desk and chair throughout the working day.
‘Unfortunately, 20 percent have to work sitting on a couch or bed. This plays a real disaster with posture and spine health.
“Looking at our backs can reduce stress and energize us so we can live our lives to the fullest and aches and pains don’t hold us back.”
Even though the UK officially repealed all Covid laws in April, working from home continues to play an important role after businesses have amassed millions in offices and bills and many employees are accustomed to the new work-life balance.
Official statistics show that 14% of the current UK workforce still works from home only.
That’s compared to just 5% of people who constantly work from home in 2019. The share of hybrid workers rose to a quarter.
The latest survey shows that 39% of 18-29 year olds are working entirely from home during the pandemic.
A quarter (24.8%) said they have worked remotely several times.
The bed (21.2%) was the most common location for WFH, followed by the private office area (20%).
The kitchen table was in third place (19.6%), 16.9% using the sofa and 14.9% using a coffee table.
Another 1.2 percent said they work from the ground.
When asked if they noticed any new back pain after working from home, 63.7% answered yes.
One-fourth said that the pain was so bad that they could not sleep (24.3%), and one-fifth (21.8%) said they could not exercise.
About 8.3% said they could not work because of this, and 6.3% said they could not continue their usual hobbies.
It comes after official data revealing the changing habits of the British after the blockade.
How people use their time every day has been researched by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in the UK since 2014/15, with the latest data up to March 2022, when most of the Covid restrictions were lifted.
The block reshaped how the British spent their time. This chart shows how people now have more time for exercise, leisure and socializing, gardening and housework than before the pandemic, partly by working from home, saving time on their daily commute.
ONS found that people exercise and socialize more than before the pandemic
As more and more people continue to work from home and reduce their daily commute, they find more time for gardening, do-it-yourself and household chores.
But as work dwindles, questions about productivity remain as time spent watching TV, reading books, and playing video games increases.
The average Brit now spends 25 minutes a day staying fit, six minutes longer than in 2014/15. More and more people started training to avoid boredom during the block.
There was also thought to be a renewed interest in physical health during the pandemic.
People now dedicate around five hours a day to themselves, including spending time with friends or family, surfing the web and texting – 17 minutes longer than in 2014/15.
The British also discovered that while the average person spent about 20 minutes a day at the time, they could do three more minutes gardening each day.
Housework has also picked up since 2014/15, with the average person now spending two and a half hours a day doing chores like grocery shopping and walking the dog, three minutes longer than before.
The British seem to have gone back in time by cutting out commuters and leaving the office in favor of working from home.
Source: Daily Mail
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