{"id":2814,"date":"2014-10-07T08:41:18","date_gmt":"2014-10-07T08:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/News\/?p=2814"},"modified":"2015-10-29T11:54:44","modified_gmt":"2015-10-29T11:54:44","slug":"backcare-awareness-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/News\/articles\/backcare-awareness-week","title":{"rendered":"Watch Your Back for Backcare Awareness Week 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2815\" alt=\"Back pain\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/back-pain.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/back-pain.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/back-pain-300x239.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Working in an office can sometimes be a pain in the neck, if you\u2019re one of millions who suffer from back pain at work.<\/p>\n<p>October 6- 12 is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.backcare.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Backcare Awareness Week<\/a>\u00a0and this year the spotlight is on office workers and the problems they encounter with back and shoulder pain.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign is organised by BackCare, \u201cthe charity for healthier backs,\u201d to highlight the problems back pain can cause, as well as prevention and treatments.<\/p>\n<p>Back pain accounts for half of all chronic pain in the UK and costs the NHS \u00a31.3million every day. It costs \u00a313million a day in disability benefits, and the total financial impact is a staggering \u00a319 billion a year.<\/p>\n<p>Out of 30 million adults who suffer from back pain each year, 10 million are still in pain a year later, according to the charity.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few tips to ease or prevent back pain in the office:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Back pain is often caused by stress or tension, so take regular breaks from your desk and walk around.<\/li>\n<li>Stretch your back at your desk every half an hour<\/li>\n<li>Set your workstation just right (yes, check out the ergonomics!)<\/li>\n<li>Try using a standing desk for part of the day<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Working in an office can sometimes be a pain in the neck, if you\u2019re one of millions who suffer from back pain at work. October 6- 12 is Backcare Awareness Week\u00a0and this year the spotlight is on office workers and the problems they encounter with back and shoulder pain. 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