Overview
Poor posture during the workday has a strong association with neck, shoulder and back pain among office workers. A 2009 study supported by the Danish Medical Research Council and the Danish Rheumatism Association reported that as many as 50 percent of female office workers experience regular shoulder pain. Correct posture can prevent chronic pain, relieve [...]
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Yoga Effective at reducing workplace stress
Important new research has just been released by Dru Yoga on how yoga can dramatically improve workplace stress.
In the first example of robust research into yoga in the workplace, researchers fromBangor University investigated the efficacy of yoga in tackling workplace stress.
The six-week programme of Dru Yoga – whereby 48 university employees took part in a weekly [...]
Well Being Increases Profits
Investing in the health and well-being of employees will directly improve an organisation’s business performance, new research has suggested.
A study of FTSE-100 companies conducted by Business In The Community (BITC) and Ipsos Mori, found that firms which actively promoted staff well-being and workplace health policies recorded a 10 per cent boost in their financial performance.
A [...]
Causes and ways of managing work place stress
Whether its workplace or personal life, when a problem is or appears beyond the capability of our body or mind, it causes stress. There are many factors responsible for causing stress in the workplace. Here are some major ones:
Job security. This is by far the major factor responsible for causing stress in employees. Increase in [...]
