Its that time again, with winter winding down and the IRS breathing over our shoulders. That pile of receipts and forms that has been menacingly growing for the past year now becomes the focus of our attention.
Each year, we see numerous people in the office, suffering not just from the stress of tax preparations and tax bills, but also from acute low back and neck pain.
Its not just the stress that causes these pains. The main culprit is how the tax preparation is done.
Two simple but important tips to consider:
DO NOT spread your papers out over the floor and then sit in front of it leaning over to sort. This is the most common way to strain the lower back ligaments and muscles and adversely affect the sacroiliac joint. Instead, DO use a desk or the dining room or kitchen table.
DO NOT sit at your desk sorting or working on the computer longer than 60 minutes without getting up. Instead, DO get up and move around for at least 10 minutes every hour. The discs of the spine start to compress and dehydrate with sitting too long and that can lead to disc herniation and early degenerative changes. Additionally, the spinal muscles start to atrophy, making them easier to injure. Inactivity is also terrible for overall health considerations such as raising risk of heart disease, Type 2 Diabetes, and Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
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