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Reducing Work Related Neck & Back Pain by 41%
 Egronomics in the Office
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An office worker can spend anything from 25 to 40 hours a week in a static position working at a computer.
Back pain and stiff neck are one of the most common work related health problems, yet it can be easily prevented by ensuring that your working environment is back friendly.
In the United Kingdom the charity BackCare estimate that back pain, neck pain and related illness cost industry $10 billion annually through absenteeism.
The modern workplace is full of new ergonomic dangers and pitfalls that call for pioneering safety measures.
Plantronics telephone headsets are a prime example of a safety enhancement accessory that should be incorporated into the modern office environment.
Telephone headsets are known to add many advantages to the workplace.
According to a Santa Clara Valley Medical Study, headsets reduce tension from stiff neck, upper back, and shoulder by as much as 41 percent.
An additional study by H.B. Maynard & Co., Inc. concluded that adding hands free headsets to office telephones improved productivity by up to 43 percent.
 Headsets are also known to reduce the chances of work-related physical disorders, specifically injuries of the neck and upper body, resulting in reduced workers' compensation costs.
"Unlike manual worker safety, the issue of occupational injury among office staff is still not taken seriously enough by employers", said Elizabeth Simpson MCSP, SRP at the European Institute of Health and Medical Sciences. "This is partly because the injuries caused by bad telephone habits cannot be seen and take time to manifest. Research has shown that the use of telephone headsets can reduce neck pain, back pain and headaches in subjects who use the phone and computer simultaneously for a minimum of two hours a day."
Telephone Handsets and Demands on the Neck
It is in the use of the telephone handset that the most significant work related disorders of the neck could occur. When the simple act of squeezing the handset against the shoulder and neck is performed routinely, or held for long periods of time, anything ranging from discomfort to structural tissue damage can occur.
The use of telephone headsets is beneficial for improving head and neck postures. With the freedom a headset provides, awkward and prolonged static postures of the head, neck and shoulders can be avoided. In an even greater sense, the freedom offered by hands free movement allows workers extra mobility, reducing static loads on the entire body, and potentially contributing to greater worker comfort and productivity.
Headsets also are known to alleviate stress on the neck for all-day users, as well as for those who use the telephone sporadically throughout the day.
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