If your pain is worst by the end of the working day and eases at the weekend, the treatment room is only half the answer. Posture and ergonomic work deals with the load you apply to yourself for eight hours a day — which will otherwise undo whatever is achieved in a session.
What is posture & ergonomic advice?
Postural assessment identifies which positions and habits are loading the painful structure, and what has become weak or short as a result. Ergonomic advice then makes the specific, practical changes to your desk, seat, screen or vehicle that remove that load — combined with exercise to correct what the posture has already changed.
Conditions we treat
- Desk-related neck and shoulder pain
- Postural low back pain
- Rounded shoulders and forward head posture
- Repetitive strain from keyboard and mouse work
- Driving-related back pain
- Postural change in adolescents from bags and screens
Signs you should not ignore
- Pain that builds through the working day
- Neck and shoulder tightness by the afternoon
- Headaches originating from the neck
- Aching between the shoulder blades
- Discomfort easing at weekends and returning on Monday
- Being told you stoop, or noticing it in photographs
Our treatment approach
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Postural assessment
Standing, sitting and working posture examined, along with the flexibility and strength behind it.
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Identify the driver
Establishing which specific position or repeated task is producing the symptoms.
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Workstation correction
Screen height, chair, desk, keyboard, mouse and vehicle seat — specific settings, not general advice.
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Corrective exercise
Releasing what has shortened and strengthening what has become weak.
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Movement habits
Building in breaks and position changes, which matter more than any single 'correct' posture.
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Review
Checking that the changes held once you were back in the real environment.
What treatment achieves
- Pain that stops rebuilding every working day
- Practical, specific workstation settings
- Reduced headaches and shoulder tension
- Better postural endurance
- Fewer recurrences of desk-related pain
Prevention & self-care
- Set the top of your screen at roughly eye level
- Keep elbows near 90° and wrists neutral when typing
- Get up and change position every 30–40 minutes
- Support the lower back in the chair and in the car
- There is no single perfect posture — the best one is the next one
How many sessions will I need?
This depends on how long the problem has been present, its severity and how consistently you can follow your home programme. After your first assessment you will be given a realistic estimate rather than an open-ended course of treatment.