Videos series: How to prevent back pain at work

1. Introducing the Constructive Rest Position

This is the first of a series of videos to teach you how to lie down in the Constructive Rest Position. It’s vital that you be able to lie down at work — and any other place where you have to sit for long periods of time. Of course, it’s often difficult or impossible to lie down at work — even though you only need to lie down for a few seconds.

Yet, it’s a fact that normal tiredness in your back creates pain, loss of attention and loss of productivity. It’s also a fact that most people don’t know this. So, unsurprisingly, your workplace managers probably don’t understand it either. Starting with these videos, we’re going to change all that.

The next step is to download my free e-book: “The Hows & Whys of Semi-Supine”

With your help, back-pain at work is going to become history.

How can you help?

In two ways:—

  1. Tell everyone you know about these videos and the e-book. Also post a link anywhere on the web that you do post. (please don’t spam anyone, of course).
  2. Add your own ideas in the comments below. What can we do to make this campaign even more effective?
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Book image. The Hows & Whys of Semi-Supine: The little-understood real reason why Semi-Supine is so important - Detailed instructions on how and when to lie down - Persuade your boss to beg you to take rests at work by Philip Pawley

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Published in the prestigious British Medical Journal on 19 August 2008.

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