This page is general information, not medical advice. See a doctor if a headache is sudden and severe, comes with numbness, weakness, fever or changes in vision, or keeps getting worse.
Small changes at your desk
- Raise the screen so the top of it is about at eye level.
- Keep the laptop off your lap for long work: use a stand and a separate keyboard.
- Get up every 30 to 45 minutes, even for a minute.
- Roll your shoulders back and gently turn your head side to side a few times an hour.
- Drink water and do not skip lunch.
When a massage is worth booking
If your neck and shoulders stay tight for days, a therapeutic massage works on those muscles at the pressure you choose. Your therapist asks what is bothering you before the session starts and works on that. At ERA a 60-minute therapeutic massage is $125, and we bill most insurers directly, so you pay only what your plan does not cover.
When to try manual osteopathy
If the pain keeps coming back or you cannot turn your head fully, manual osteopathy looks at how your neck, shoulders and back move together. Your osteopath checks how you move and treats what limits it with gentle hands-on techniques. Many workplace plans cover it.
Where we are
ERA Massage & Beauty, Unit 102B, 9705B Horton Rd SW, in Haysboro. Open weekdays until 7 pm, so you can come after work, and Saturdays until 5 pm.
