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Most of the people are suffering from headache during work hours. You’re not alone. According to studies around 75% of the people experience headache at least once a week during office time.
Causes of Office Headaches
Here are
some of the most common culprits behind office headache
People keep
themselves too busy in work and prioritize work before their health. Due to
work pressure most of the time people even forget to have the breakfast, lunch
on time. And even sometimes people skip their food to complete their work on
time.
1. Poor Posture: While working people
forget to maintain their posture correctly. Sitting for long hours, people try
to relax themselves on chair and careless about the posture, spinal health,
which leads to muscle strain and triggers headache.
2. Eye Strain: In this digital world,
people are working continuously on computer, laptop screens. While working
people don’t brink their eyes which leads to dryness (this people never
notice). This causes eye fatigue and gives rise to headaches.
3. Stress and Tension: In office there
are many types of stress like work load, office politics, how to be ahead of
someone, time bond pressure and many more which promotes stress and tension in
your daily life also. This leads to muscle contractions, and can be one of the causes
for headache.
4. Dehydration: Not drinking plenty of
water during office hours can also lead to headache. Keeping completely busy
with work and therefore forgets to drink water.
5. Poor Air Quality: Poor ventilation,
lack of fresh air, indoor air pollution can also contribute to headaches.
6. Noise Pollution: In the office, many
co-workers don’t complete their task properly or on time. As a result, boss
starts to shout on them, sometimes even use vulgar languages. Not only this
even the printer sounds, co-workers chatter cause distractions and tensions
resulting in headache.
7. Ergonomic Issues: In the office due to less office space, some
workers don’t get proper place to seat, even some chairs, desks are damaged.
This can also lead to discomfort and headaches.
8. Caffeine and Sugar: Consuming too
much caffeine and sugar can lead to energy loss, causing headaches.
How to Prevent Office Headaches
These are
few steps you can take and prevent your office headache:
1. Maintain Good Posture: Ensure your monitor is at the eye level and
your keyboard and mouse within easy reach to maintain a good posture.
2. Follow the 20-20-20 Rule: Take a 20-second break from your screen every
20 minutes and concentrate on something 20 feet away.
3. Maintain
Hydration: Drink plenty of water throughout the day. Water plays a very crucial
role in maintaining good health and keeps away from headache.
4. Take
Breaks: During regular breaks move out from office and get some fresh air,
stretch yourself to relax your muscles and feel fresh throughout the day.
5. Handle Stress: Practice yoga, deep breathing,
or meditation to keep away the stress from your daily routine.
6. Use Noise-Cancelling Headphones: Wear
noise-cancelling headphones to reduce distractions and minimize noise
pollution.
7. Limit Caffeine and Sugar: Just try to
have 1-2 caffeine in a whole day and also limit your sugar intake.
Conclusion
Office headaches are a common complaint among employees, but they don't have to be a fact of life. Headache can be prevented using the above strategies. Also, try to have a balanced diet and never skip your breakfast, lunch or dinner. Try to have on time and include some physical activities in your daily routine. If you take care of yourself, you will be healthy and can be more productive and bring out many creative ideas for the growth of the company as well as yourself.