Our recent UBP Well-Being Talk in Geneva focused on preventing and alleviating back pain. Anthony Bouchain from Activ’Santé shared insightful tips tailored for office workers.

‘The best position to adopt is the next one,’ says Anthony Bouchain, the managing director of the physiotherapy centre Activ’Santé. In other words: keep moving, he advised, as he addressed a crowd of UBP employees in Geneva recently on how to stave off back pain.

Anthony was the guest speaker for this session of our Well-Being Talks conference series, which addresses health issues that our employees may face in their professional or personal lives and provides advice through professionals on how to tackle them.

The main risk factors of backache, Anthony stated, are immobility, stress, and fear of injury. To prevent them, recommended, take any excuse to stand up and move your body (fetch a coffee, walk around when on the phone), breathe deeply and reduce stress, and don’t underestimate the power of your back.

Watch our video to hear some of his advice and some feedback from grateful recipients of it who attended the talk.