From ergonomically challenged workspaces to a shift in mind frames, working from home hosts a range of soft-tissue injury risks. From ergonomically challenged workspaces to a shift in mind frames, working from home hosts a range of soft-tissue injury risks.

Maybe it is the kitchen counter and a stool. Perhaps a coffee table and a couch combo. Whatever the setup was, and maybe still is, those on-the-fly, makeshift work-from-home setups are leading to an increased risk of soft tissue injuries, according to Mary Reaston, founder and CEO of Emerge Diagnostics.

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