Diane Hunter, a leading physiotherapist, and Crowne Plaza Hotels and Resorts reveals that sixty-three per cent of laptop users suffer from severe pain and discomfort while travelling on business.

Almost two thirds of business travellers are putting their long-term health at risk according to Hunter who has teamed up with Crowne Plaza to provide a guide to help laptop users beat the condition.

Air travel, driving and bad posture further add to the pain and discomfort in the upper back and neck caused by transporting heavy laptop computers for business travellers. This tends to result in referred pain into the shoulders.

As business becomes more mobile, Crowne Plaza findings show that nearly two thirds of laptop users are suffering increased pain and discomfort in their shoulders, back or neck when travelling with laptops.

Here are some tips to help eleviate the pain.

  • When you arrive in your hotel room, take ten minutes to lie on your back on the bed, allow your arms to relax by your sides and take a few deep breaths.
  • Sitting upright in the chair, stretch your arms above your head, lean back in the chair so you can stretch your upper back and take three deep breaths without allowing your head to tilt forwards or backwards.
  • Rotating your upper body in the chair, grab onto the chair and stretch round as far as you can. Do this five times to your left and five times to your right.
  • Sit upright in the chair and look straight ahead. Gently tuck in your chin and pull your head back for five seconds. Repeat this five times.
  • Sitting upright in your chair, shrug both shoulders up and back and drop them down to achieve a backwards rolling motion. Do this five times.
  • Look down at the front of your right shoulder until you feel a mild stretch in your left upper neck. Slowly and gently, repeat this to the left.