Physiotherapy Body Health by Paula

Support your back
If your work involves sitting a lot and using a computer, here are some tips to help you sit correctly.
You can reduce your risk of back pain by adjusting your chair so your lower back is properly supported.

Adjust your chair
Adjust your chair height so you can use the keyboard with your wrists and forearms straight and level with the floor. This can help prevent repetitive strain injuries.
Your elbows should be by the side of your body so the arm forms an L-shape at the elbow joint.
Rest your feet on the floor
Place your feet flat on the floor. If they're not, ask if you can have a footrest, which lets you rest your feet at a level that's comfortable.
Don't cross your legs, as this may contribute to posture-related problems. Your knees should be slightly lower than your hips. Use a footrest, if it feels necessary.
Your screen should be directly in front of you. A good guide is to place the monitor about an arm's length away, with the top of the screen roughly at eye level.
To achieve this, you may need a monitor stand. If the screen is too high or too low, you'll have to bend your neck, which can be uncomfortable.

Using the keyboard
Place your keyboard in front of you when typing. Leave a gap of about 4 to 6 inches (100mm-150mm) at the front of the desk to rest your wrists between bouts of typing.
Keep your arms bent in an L-shape and your elbows by your sides.
Some people like to use a wrist rest to keep their wrists straight and at the same level as the keys.
Keep your mouse close
Position and use the mouse as close to you as possible. A mouse mat with a wrist pad may help keep your wrist straight and avoid awkward bending.
If you're not using your keyboard, push it to one side to move the mouse closer to you.

Avoid phone strain
If you spend a lot of time on the phone, try exchanging your handset for a headset. Repeatedly cradling the phone between your ear and shoulder can strain the muscles in your neck.

Take regular breaks!
Don't sit in the same position for long periods. Make sure you change your posture as often as is practicable.
Frequent short breaks are better for your back than fewer long ones. It gives the muscles a chance to relax while others take the strain.

Based on: www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/how-to-sit-correctly/

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The photo taken after first hydrotherapy session this year. Did you ever try this fantastic method of tretment?
Hydrotherapy is any activity performed in water to assist in rehabilitation and recovery from eg.hard training or serious injury. It is a form of exercise in warm water and is a popular treatment for patients with neurologic and musculoskeletal conditions. The goals of this therapy are muscle relaxation, improving joint motion and reducing pain.

Therapeutic Effects
-Relieve pain and muscle spasm
-conditioning treatment, stamina training, body weight reduction
-To gain relaxation
-To maintain or increase the range of joint movement
-To re-educate paralyzed muscles
-To strengthen weak muscles and to develop their power and endurance.
-To encourage walking and other functional and recreational activities.
-To improve circulation ( trophic condition of the skin )
-To give the patient encouragement and confidence in carrying out his exercises, thereby improving his morale.
-The warmth of water blocks nociception by acting on thermal receptors and mechanoreceptors, thus influencing spinal segmental mechanisms.
-Post Surgery - Hydrotherapy is used to quicken the recovery of patients following back, abdominal or lower limb surgery that causes them difficulty mobilising and/or unable to weight-bear fully.
-Paediatric - Hydrotherapy is a common treatment used to treat children with neurological and orthopaedic conditions, or following surgery. Conditions that may benefit from hydrotherapy include:
•Rett syndrome
• cerebral palsy
•spina bifida
•infantile spinal muscular atrophy
•and following surgery.
-Warm water stimulates blood flow positively, which leads to muscle relaxation
the hydrostatic effect may relieve pain by reducing peripheral oedema and by dampening the sympathetic nervous system activity

The study by Ahmed SAMHAN et al. suggests that monitored aquatic-based exercises effectively improve muscle strength, fatigue, and quality of life, and skin disease activity than land-based exercises in children with juvenile dermatomyositis.

Clinical Contraindications

Cardiovascular disease
cardiopulmonary disease
Diabetic
History of CVA,
Incontinence
Labyrinthitis
Influenza
Fever
skin conditions
Chemical allergies (Chlorine)
Contagious diseases
Hepatitis
Tracheotomy
Urinary tract infection
Serious Epilepsy
Urinary incontinence
Open Wounds
Recently Surgery
Hydrophoby

Physiotherapists have the knowledge and skills to design, plan and implement interventions aimed at increasing levels of physical activity. Physiotherapists are in a good position to facilitate and guide active living behaviours in young people so that this behaviour is maintained into adulthood.

"Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being, while movement and methodical physical exercise save it and preserve it" Plato