Guide to good posture at work: dr. Quero met with the members and employees of Ariete

“Good maintenance of the property spine and prevention of discomfort due to poor posture and a sedentary lifestyle” was the topic of the seminar held by the Physiotherapist Peter Quero last December 15, in the see of Ariete.

The aim of the meeting the training was to empower members and employees and shareholders on the possible risks caused by a sedentary lifestyle, fromtaking precautions and the wrong locations during working hours.

First of all, was presented an analysis of all the pathological conditions in which they can arise, from the simplest forms to the most complex, and showing that these do not necessarily have an etiology in the posture as often believed.

After that it was addressed to the prevention of risks through changes in theorganization of the working environment and the adoption of appropriate controls and aids that enhance the quality of the environment, as well as the performance of daily tasks.

It is noted, sounding out each individual element (desk, chairs, computer, keyboard, and mouse, auxiliary devices, etc), and operating in the correct position and placement, it can greatly reduce the risk of incurring the problems of character pathology. It was emphasized that prevention can be done by performing a few simple exercises, of very short duration, during breaks in the working hours for the purpose of improving and preserving the elasticity and mobility of the system osteo-artro-muscular.

Finally it is spoken of physiotherapy with a significance beyond that therapeutic, as some of the techniques such as the R. P. G. (Global Postural Reeducation) can also be used in the condition of well-being, as well as in a state of suffering acute or chronic.

The President Angelo Disabato said in this regard that the attention to the health also passes through the simple, but not secondary, recommendations to be observed in the work space it occupies during your job. ‘To be Ariete we are always sensitive and oriented to protect the welfare of our members and employees, through training courses that are specific, even through the cycle of Seminars in the company that we started in October, and we intend to carry on in the wake of a general improvement in the quality of life’.