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Strong Women
Back pain relief: “I tried a ‘bed of nails’ acupressure mat for three weeks to improve my sore back – here’s my honest verdict”
4 years ago
2 min read
Got back ache? Who doesn’t! Writer Clemmie Millbank decided to do something about her ‘tech neck’… by lying on a bed of nails.
We’ve had nearly two years of sitting on unsupportive kitchen chairs, balancing our laptops on ironing boards and squinting at poorly calibrated screens. So, it’s no surprise that so many of us are still suffering with ‘tech neck’, back pain, headaches and insomnia – myself included.
I spend the majority of my week working from home (bouncing between sofa and dining table) and the rest carting around two small children, along with their collection of snacks, toys and changes of clothes. The result? My shoulders and back are almost continually sore, I regularly pop paracetamol for stress headaches and I sometimes lie awake until the early hours willing myself to go back to sleep.
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