HOWTO PREVENT PAINAND SORENESS While Working From Home
slouching forward, make sure your shoulders are tucked back. Finally, if you spend your day looking at a computer screen, make sure it’s at eye level so you’re not craning your neck looking up or down.
If you stopped going into the office for work back in late March or early April, you probably thought your kitchen table, barstools, couch, or folding chair would be a temporary workstation. However,
with so many people continuing to work from home indefinitely as the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, that time away from your ergonomic office chair or standing desk may be taking its toll on your musculoskeletal health. Luckily, you don’t necessarily need a special chair or desk to prevent chronic pain from taking over your joints as you work from home. All you need is an understanding of what constitutes good posture and how you can incorporate that into whatever workspace you’ve made for yourself at home.
CREATING A SPACE CONDUCIVE TO GOOD POSTURE
With these marks in mind, any workspace can become one where you can maintain good posture and avoid chronic pain. For example, if you sit on a barstool, try putting an ottoman under your feet to keep your legs from dangling. Or, if you sit on a couch, put some pillows behind your back so you can sit up straight. If your computer is sitting on a low table, try propping it up with some books so you don’t strain your neck.
In any case, proper posture is only part of the battle. To prevent chronic soreness, you should also take frequent breaks to stretch and move around. And remember, for any soreness that’s developed over the past few months that just won’t go away, give Horizon PT a call. We’ll get you back to full mobility again!
THE MARKS OF GOOD POSTURE Maintaining good posture is a full body “exercise,” where you have to be mindful of everything from your head to your toes. Your feet should be flat on the floor, with your knees bent at 90-degree angles. Your back should be flat against the back of your chair, and in order to keep you from
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Not Your Grandma’s Fruitcake
Inspired by SimplyRecipes.com
Fruitcake gets a bad rap, but when made correctly, it’s delicious! Try this recipe to upend your preconceived dessert notions.
Ingredients
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1 stick butter 1 cup sugar
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1 tsp baking soda 1 cup sour cream
1 egg, room temperature
3 1/2 cups mixed dried fruit of your choice, chopped
Zest of 1 orange
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1 cup nuts of your choice, chopped 2 cups all-purpose flour, divided
1 tsp salt
Directions
until fluffy. Add egg, zest, and sour cream mixture. Then, add remaining flour and salt. Mix, then add fruit mixture. 5. Pour batter into lined pan. Fill up a separate loaf pan halfway with water. Bake both pans in oven for 1 1/2–2 hours or until a skewer leaves the cake clean. 6. Use “handles” to remove cake from pan and cool completely on a rack before serving.
1. Preheat oven to 325 F. Line a 9x5-inch loaf pan with greased baking paper. Ensure the piece running the length of the pan stands 1 inch above each side to form “handles.” 2. In a small bowl, mix baking soda and sour cream. 3. In a second bowl, combine fruit, nuts, and 1/4 cup flour. 4. In a third bowl, beat butter and sugar
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