Has Covid-19 Got You Working From Home?

Covid-19 has impacted us all and we need to do our part to flatten the curve and look out for those in the community (and the broader world). With the current landscape in constant change we have seen many businesses and organisations move off site and have their staff working from home.

If this is you, it may be all new. We want to make sure that everyone has the available information about how to work from home in a way that is efficient, effective and ergonomically sound. And if not, keep reading because it’s good information to have anyway.

Here are 6 tips to help!

We generally spend enough time on the couch as it is, no need to add in an extra 4-8 hours there while you’re working from home.

Sit.Stand.Sit.Stand. Keep changing it up and you will notice the positive impact this can have. When working from home this can be challenging if you don’t have the available equipment.

Some additional tips we think can help are; 

• If you’re using a laptop, take advantage of the portability and move between a desk, dining table and/or kitchen bench as these often have different heights

• While you’re at it change the type of seat you are using to one that suits the table type but is also comfortable for working. Chairs, stools, exercise balls are all great options. 

• Household items such as books, crates and containers can help raise your laptop and/or workspace if required.

The ergonomics of a laptop are poor for lengthy use and often have us leaning forward, in a slouched position with our arms tucked in.

• When sitting, sit evenly on the sit bones with both feet evenly on the ground, remember stools may prevent this.

• Rest your arms so the desk surface contacts just before the elbow.

• The middle of your screen should be at eye level or just slightly lower depending on its size. 

Wireless or corded (even airpods) are a great option for either a phone or computer set up. Without them you are all the more likely to end up using the neck to shoulder “hands free” method.

There is plenty that can be done at home, you can access our physitrack program via the app ‘PhysiApp’ using the access code hqkhdncv, DOB 2020.

Keeping a close to a normal routine can help the body adjust to the overall changes to the working environment.

• Even though the situation is constantly evolving, we recommend that you still enjoy the outdoors, get out into the backyard or go for a walk around your home suburb - just avoid touching surfaces or any large group interactions and practice good hand hygiene when returning home.

We hope this helps and remember that at Rockhopper we plan to be open and available as long as possible to continue to service the greater Hobart region through this time. We have implemented a range of measures to ensure that our clinic space stays safe and clean. Currently, we ask that you do not attend if you have done interstate or international travel in the past 14 days, or if you show any symptoms of a sore throat, cough, feelings of fever, difficulty breathing. If you do make an appointment we ask that you read the signs on our waitroom wall for current updates and please wash your hands in the sink to the left (near our nappy change table) on entry before your appointment.

Thanks From The Rockhopper Team :)

Tink, Cameron, Tegan & Alayne