Nurse

Nursing is a profession that is particularly hard on the body.  Tthe vital importance of the work, the twelve hour days, and working with ill people or people in crisis all add to the stress on the body.   In addition, transferring patients and lifting or moving patients in the process of caring for them often leads to injuries.  A combination of these factors creates neck, shoulder and back pain.  Because nurses are often caregivers by nature, they often run out of energy before they address the self care that is so important to their wellbeing.