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| Work at a computer? Got neck and/or back pain? How many of these have you tried: standing desk, yoga ball, kneeling chair, laptop stand to keep your neck straight, putting your feet on blocks to keep your knees at 90 degree angles?? Modern office workers have embraced many modifications to make sitting for hours easier on our bodies. But physiotherapy researcher Kieran O'Sullivan says we’re missing the mark with all the focus on ergonomics. “We have been trying all these fixes and it has arguably not fixed the problem,” O'Sullivan says. “I think it is more about needing breaks from the working day with movement."
Katy Bowman, biomechanist and author of Move Your DNA, recommends changing position as often as every half hour. "Keep repositioning yourself — you can't really sit and not move for hours and hours a day and expect your body to be happy with that,” she says. Movements she recommends can be as small as lifting your hands from your keyboard and stretching them over your head, or flexing and contracting your spine.
The best type of exercise to do during the work day varies from person to person. (I’m dancing in place while I’m typing this). Fitness specialists at NASA, where people work in high-stress seated positions, developed a set of 20 one-minute exercises to prevent pain that anyone can do at their desk. We've chosen five for you to try.
Also: 4 exercises to 'futureproof' your body against chronic pain
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Within moments of collapsing on the field Monday, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin was receiving CPR, and medical personnel were called in to restart his heart. On Friday, Hamiln’s breathing tube was removed, and he was FaceTiming with his teammates, ESPN reported.
According to most studies, the survival rate for people who experience cardiac arrest outside of a hospital is only around 10%. But according to experts, the odds are much better for patients who receive CPR and/or are treated with an automated external defibrillator, or AED – a device that administers a potentially lifesaving shock to a stopped heart. AEDs have become common in places like schools, nursing homes, and fitness centers, and are programmed with audio operating instructions.
Physicians say that if more people got CPR-trained, including in the use of the AED, more lives could be saved. But even someone who lacks training can do CPR.
Plus: Did Damar Hamlin experience commotio cordis? What to know about the rare phenomenon |
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