In 2014, authors from The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), which makes recommendations for work-related safety and injury prevention, released a thorough review of the dangers of prolonged standing and the effectiveness of various interventions.
Tag: Sitting Disability
5 Things Nurses Know About Standing (That You Should Too)
Sure, I may have acquiesced to standing at work, but I didn’t exactly suffer in silence. I can pour more eloquence into describing the pain in my knees, calves, feet, and heels, than I could into a love letter. But yesterday I learned I had something to be grateful for – at least nobody’s going to die because I’m uncomfortable. That isn’t necessarily true for nurses assisting in surgical procedures. It’s not like they can just pop out of a delicate operation and lay down because their feet got tired. And if their exhaustion gets the better of the them…
When Your Sitting Pain Starts Where Doctors Won’t Look
To chronic pain patients, the following situation is all too familiar: They start having pain, which worsens until everyday activities become unbearable. They go to their doctor, expecting treatment or at least a diagnosis. But the doctor scratches her head. She is looking for an obvious cause. Say, a knife sticking out of a patient’s chest. But there is no obvious cause. So the patient starts a scavenger hunt of specialist visits, general therapy, and alternative treatments. Maybe there is some degree of relief. Maybe not. There sure isn’t a diagnosis, or any specific problem identified. Hillary B.’s experience was…