Poor posture can cause muscular skeletal problems such as back pain and RSI and are the most common work related health problems in Britain today.
Much of our day is spent at work, you could be; slouching at a laptop, sitting at a desk, bending in an awkward way to look after a patient, standing for hours or hunching over to look at a mobile phone, often causing severe back pain. We all spend a worryingly large part of the day looking at a screen quite often with bad posture, in fact some adults spend more hours of the day using a laptop or mobile than they do sleeping.
A lot of companies have invested in ergonomically designed office chairs, but you could still find you have back pain, neck ache or RSI. The Alexander Technique can teach you to observe how you are sitting in your chair or how you are holding your mobile phone.
Many large corporate companies employ Alexander teachers to help staff learn how to look after themselves and to think about their posture. They are able to reduce problems with back pain/neck and shoulder pain, RSI and reduce stress and worry in the work place. Companies such as: the BBC, The Guardian, the British Film Institute, M&S, the British Library and Google use the technique in their workplace.