28/10/2026
💙 Today is the International Day of Care and Support.
Care work is work, and the people who care for others also deserve workplaces and environments that protect their own health and wellbeing.
Across healthcare, aged care, disability support, childcare and unpaid caring roles, people can spend long hours lifting, assisting, bending, reaching, standing and moving between physically demanding tasks.
Research shows musculoskeletal disorders are particularly common among carers, with the lower back, neck, shoulders and knees among the areas most affected.
The risk can increase with long hours, repetitive movements, awkward postures, physically assisting others and limited access to safe handling or ergonomic training. Yet carers often prioritise the needs of the person they support and overlook their own pain or injury.
Following WorkSpace Week and as National Safe Work Month continues, today is an important reminder that safe and healthy work must include the people whose work is caring for others.
🧠 Healthy work design, appropriate equipment, safe handling practices, regular movement and early intervention can all help reduce the risk of musculoskeletal injury.
If you’re a carer, don’t ignore persistent aches, pain or stiffness. Take steps to support and protect your own musculoskeletal health and seek help early, because when it comes to work related musculoskeletal disorders, early intervention and prevention is the best protection.
Adjust your thinking and consult an ACA Chiropractor www.consultachiro.org.au
🐝 Work-related aches, stiffness or tech neck? Book in with Dr David Hawkes at Bee Chiropractic, Mount Hawthorn.
📞 6234 8474 | 🌐 www.beechiropractic.com.au