SAFETY EXPERT TROOPER STEVE, THIS IS NEWS 6 AT 09:00AM GETTING RESULTS.
>> JULIE: TOMORROW MARKS ONE
YEAR SINCE THE WORLD HEALTH
ORGANIZATION OFFICIALLY
DECLARED COVID-19 A PANDEMIC
WHICH MEANS THAT HAS BEEN A
WHOLE YEAR WORKING FROM HOME
FOR MANY OF WORKING FROM HOME
HAS COME WITH ITS OWN SET OF
COMPLICATIONS WI-FI PROBLEMS,
CHILDREN HEADS RUNNING AROUND
IN THE BACKGROUND. IF YOU
HAVEN’T BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE
RIGHT SET UP, MAYBE YOUR BACK.
YOUR NECK IS HURTING. OH YEAH.
WE’LL CLICK ORLANDO. DOT
COM’S. BRIANNA VOLZ IS IN NOW
FOR MORNING ANCHOR AND HEALTH
REPORTER KIRSTIN O’CONNOR TO
ASK DOCTOR ASK A DOCTOR IS
SPONSORED BY CAN BE PRIMARY
CARE FOR
>> CANDACE: BACK PAIN, NECK
PAIN ELBOW PAIN. HONESTLY, IF
YOU’VE BEEN WORKING FROM HOME
THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS
WITHOUT THE RIGHT SETUP.
>> YOU PROBABLY FELT PAIN IN
PLACES YOU DIDN’T KNOW YOU
COULD FEEL PAIN AND LIVING
WITH THAT PAIN ON TOP OF
EVERYTHING ELSE WE’VE GOT
GOING ON THE WORLD RIGHT NOW.
CAN BE PRETTY MISERABLE. SO I
TALKED TO DOCTOR PETER
BROCKMAN CHIROPRACTOR AT SOUTH
LAKE WELLNESS. AN INJURY
CENTER IN CLAREMONT ABOUT THE
INFLUX OF PATIENTS HE’S HAD
COMPLAINING ABOUT BACK AND
NECK PAIN SINCE THE START OF
THE PANDEMIC. HE SAYS THERE’S
ACTUALLY A FEW THINGS THAT
PEOPLE ARE DOING WRONG.
>> A LOT OF TIMES WHEN YOU SEE
PEOPLE WORKING ON A LAPTOP.
THEY LOOK LIKE I SEE THIS ALL
THE TIME. EVEN SEE IT HERE AT
WORK. I HAVE TO CORRECT PEOPLE
ALL THE TIME. WE DO SEE HOW
THIS PERSON HERE IS LEANING
FORWARD. HE’S GOT HIS ELBOW ON
THE TABLE. HE’S GOT HIS WRIST
HERE AGAINST THE TABLE. THIS
IS GOING TO CAUSE ELBOW PAIN.
THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE
NUMBNESS AND TINGLING IN YOUR
HANDS. GOING TO GIVE YOU
CARPAL TUNNEL AND PLUS HE’S
NOT USING VERY GOOD POSTURE.
SO A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY, OK,
ALL SIT UPRIGHT. ALSO UP
STRAIGHT. HEAR THIS PERSON IS
SITTING UP STRAIGHT. BUT HE’S
LOOKING DOWN AT HIS LAPTOP
SCREEN. UNFORTUNATELY, LAPTOPS
ARE NOT REALLY DESIGNED TO BE
USED LONG TERM. THERE’S
THEY’RE DESIGNED TO BE USED.
YOU KNOW, QUICKLY, BUT SINCE
EVERYBODY HAS A LAPTOP AT
HOME. THEY GET ISSUED LAPTOPS
THAT WORK. THEY USE THEM LIKE
THIS. AND THAT’S NOT VERY GOOD
POSTURE.
>> JULIE: DOCTOR BROCKMANN
SAYS THESE ARE COMMON ISSUES
WITH PRETTY EASY FIXES IN
FACT, YOU CAN EVEN USE ITEMS.
YOU ALREADY HAVE AROUND THE
HOUSE LIKE BOXES OR TEXTBOOKS.
>> 3 MAIN THINGS. THEIR SCREEN
HEIGHT. THERE’S CHAIR. AND
THEN THERE’S KEYBOARD. SO YOU
WANT THE SCREEN? ALWAYS THE
MIDDLE OF THE SCREEN IN THE
MIDDLE OF YOUR GAZE, YOU WANT
YOUR CHAIR TO BE PROPERLY
HIGH. SO YOUR KNEES ARE
STRAIGHT AND YOUR FEET ARE
TOUCHING THE GROUND AND YOUR
KEYBOARD STRAIGHT IN FRONT OF
YOU. YOUR RISKS ARE NOT BENT.
YOUR NOT BEND. YOUR ELBOWS ARE
NOT RESTING ON THE TABLE AND
THAT WAY YOU DON’T GET
NUMBNESS AND TINGLING IN YOUR
HANDS.
>> CANDACE: HE SAYS IF YOU
HAVE THOSE 3 THINGS TAKEN CARE
OF. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO WORK
COMFORTABLY ALL DAY. IF YOU
ARE STILL EXPERIENCING PAIN,
DOCTOR BROCKMANN SAYS THERE’S
A FEW STRETCHES YOU CAN TRY AT
HOME THAT MIGHT BRING SOME
RELIEF.
>> THIS DOCTOR CALLAHAN AND HE
IS ACTUALLY. GIVING AN EXAMPLE
OF WHAT’S CALLED THE BURGERS
POSTURE RELIEF POSITION. WHAT
YOU’RE DOING IS YOU’RE
STICKING YOUR CHEST OUT AND
YOU’RE BRINGING YOUR HEAD BACK
AND YOU’RE HOLDING THAT
POSITION FOR ABOUT 90 SECONDS.
WHAT THIS DOES IS IT RE TRAINS
YOUR BODY TO SIT IN A PROPER
POSTURE. THE NEXT EXERCISE
HERE YOU CAN SEE HE’S GRABBING
THE CHAIR DOWN HERE AT THE
BOTTOM AND HE’S TURNING HIS
HEAD AWAY. THIS IS ACTUALLY
STRETCHING THIS KAYLENE’S
WHICH YOUR MUSCLES HERE IN THE
FRONT OF YOUR BACK ON THE
ZIA’S AND YOU JUST WHEN YOU
STRETCH, YOU DON’T WANT TO
YOU’RE NOT TRYING TO TEAR YOUR
BODY APART. YOU’RE JUST TRYING
TO GENTLY STRETCH, GET SOME
BLOOD FLOW AND YOU ALWAYS WANT
TO. YOU ALWAYS WANT TO STRETCH
NICE AND SLOW. AND SO YOU WANT
TO DO THIS STRETCH. BOTH SIDES
STRETCH OFF BOTH SCALING AND
THEN THIS RIGHT HERE IS THE
LATERAL CHIP EASY A STRETCH
THIS MUSCLE RIGHT HERE IS
BEING STRETCHED A LOT OF TIMES
WHEN YOU’RE WITH POOR POSTURE,
YOU’RE GOING TO DEVELOP
PRESSURE AND TIGHTNESS RIGHT
HERE IN THESE MUSCLES.
STRETCH. BOTH SIDES. I USUALLY
RECOMMEND PATIENTS. DO THIS
STRETCH 6 TIMES FOR ABOUT 10
SECONDS HOLE AND JUST HOLD IT
VERY GENTLY YOU’RE NOT TRYING
OVER DO THIS. YOU JUST WANT A
NICE GENTLE STRETCH. THIS WILL
GET THE BLOOD FLOWING. THIS
WILL RELAX THE MUSCLES THIS
SHOULD HELP MOST CASES OF.
HOME OFFICE NEXT DOOR TO US.
>> I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW HOW
MANY OF YOU JUST RIDE
STRETCHING AT HOME BECAUSE
EVERYONE IN THE STUDIO DID IF
AFTER MAKING THOSE ADJUSTMENTS
AND TRYING THOSE STRETCHES.
YOU’RE STILL HAVING A HARD
TIME GETTING COMFORTABLE OR
YOU’RE STILL FEELING PAIN.
DOCTOR BACHMANN SAYS IT MAY BE