
Are you a working mum who is tired of experiencing neck and back pain while working at your desk? There could be many reason for this but the commonest one is your slouched posture. In this blog, lets discuss how a poor posture can lead to slouching and five simple yet practical tips to stop slouching at your desk, that you can implement starting today ....
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Prolonged sitting for meetings or work related travels or driving for long hours and managing home, kids and work can lead to joint and nerve pains for working mums, as these physically stressful situations can lead to irritation of the nerves. Physical stresses can also be in the form of poor sleeping postures, as we spend quite a few hours in one position when we are sleeping. When it comes to relieving nerve pain, it's important to avoid sleeping positions that may exacerbate discomfort. In this blog, lets discuss which sleeping position is bad for nerve pain. We will also address how to adopt good sleeping postures if you want to manage or avoid nerve pains ....
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As a working mum you may be sitting for long hours at work and not getting adequate rest while managing home and younger kids. This may be followed by episodes of back pain. In this blog we will discuss 4 tips to manage back pain from sitting all day ...
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If you are a mom of younger kids, working in a high stress executive job, feeling the weight of mental stress or anxiety, you are not alone. Between juggling various responsibilities, work hours, taking care of your family, and managing your own well-being, it's common to feel overwhelmed and stressed. But mental stress can have an effect on your immune system, sleep pattern, gut health and can even manifest as muscle tension or tightness, pain or soreness. This can be seen as a new area of pain or a flare up of pre existing muscle pain or conditions such as fibromyalgia, arthritis, etc. Interestingly stress can also reduce your pain threshold, leading to a higher perceived pain level. Though stress can manifest as pain and muscle tension throughout the body, but it tends to manifest more in some specific areas. In this blog lets discuss more about these pains and where they are felt in the body. Once you are able to identify that your pain is caused due to mental stress or anxiety you will be able to address the root cause and manage it better ....
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As a working mum I spend a considerable amount of time in the drivers seat of my car, whether it is to pick and drop my kids to school and classes or to drive to work. If you have work travel or long meetings as a part of your job this could add up to sitting for long hours. It is not uncommon for working mums to get neck and shoulder pain from all these hours of sitting. In this blog, lets discuss four simple tips that you can implement today to prevent neck and shoulder pain when driving ....
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