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Stress Advice

Don’t let stress ruin your day. Check out the advice below or read about our workplace presentations and webinars in the services section of this website.

We see injuries that are a result of stress everyday.

Here are some useful pointers to limit the negative impact of stress at work:

 

Physical Stress Skills

  • Keep your body moving regularly to loosen muscles and joints and use up the excess energy generated by the stress response.
  • Incorporate gentle breathing exercises whenever you can: see our exercises section and physio videos to learn more
  • When stressed and tense, shake your limbs to release tension.
  • Get to know some simple stretches and exercises to release tension in your stress areas: particularly of the jaw, neck and shoulders, arms, hands and lower back.
  • Practice humming loudly or silently to calm your mind and nervous system.
  • Get out in nature and seek open horizons, or remember to look up at the sky! This creates a sense of space inside when we feel stuck.

 

Mental Stress Skills

  • Develop positive thinking habits.
  • Exercise regularly.
  • Write down something that went well recently, or three things that you are grateful for.
  • Commit five random acts of kindness.
  • Appreciate the things you have control over and accept those you don’t.
  • Consciously wish the best for others.
  • Sleep (or just rest if sleeping is difficult) and eat well.

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    Please click here to read how the shoulder works before reading the following. It is essential to reposition the shoulder joint correctly, which you must do under the guidance of a physiotherapist to make sure you dont do more damage. The most common incorrect position is the shoulderblade being held...

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