WORKERS operating from home are presenting with injuries due to their temporary setup not quite being right.
Strandhill based Troy McKenna who owns Sligo Physical Therapy says since reopening, he has already seen a number of clients who have been working from home during the lockdown with injury due to their temporary home office set up.
Troy’s advice to clients is to set up an ergonomic space where repetitive stress issues and postural problems are avoided. Cramped working conditions can play havoc with our musculoskeletal health. When working from home it’s tempting to slouch on the couch or sit propped up in bed with a laptop. People shoehorned themselves into whatever space was available at short notice and have spent the last couple of months hunched over on video calls, sitting at unsuitable tables on unsuitable chairs and using laptops, keyboards, mice and monitors positioned at bad heights and awkward angles.
Troy has been in business for 14 years from the bustling Strandhill village and offers a range of physical therapy/ physiotherapy services from its beachfront clinic.
In order to reopen, Sligo Physical Therapy has introduced new ‘Stay Safe’ social distancing systems ensuring the clinic operates in the safest way possible with PPE equipment and temperature checks for both practitioner and patients. In order to reopen, Sligo Physical Therapy has introduced new ‘Stay Safe’ social distancing systems ensuring the clinic operates in the safest way possible with PPE equipment and temperature checks for both practitioner and patients.
In order to reopen, Sligo Physical Therapy has introduced new ‘Stay Safe’ social distancing systems ensuring the clinic operates in the safest way possible with PPE equipment and temperature checks for both practitioner and patients.
Commenting on the reopening, Troy said: “As a small business owner in the North West, I have felt very supported by the various agencies made available to help me survive and reopen. “Thanks to LEO Sligo, I have had access to business mentorship and have been working with a website developer to build my online presence over the coming months. “I am also very grateful to the local community for supporting my business since I reopened in early July. It is great to be back in the clinic helping people move better and feel well again”. Troy specialises in physical therapy/physiotherapy with a focus on back pain, neck pain shoulder problems, whiplash, stress-related conditions and sports injury. A surfer, stand-up paddler, open-water swimmer, trail-runner and hill-walker, Troy has a commitment to an adventure-full life and feels that everyone is entitled to pain-free living. Through his work, he treats many physical ailments and sports injuries and uses a hands-on approach as well as dry-needling, massage and home care exercise programmes to help develop resilience and strength in his clients.
