The most obvious first step, if your work station is to blame, is to sort out your working environment. So, I began by investing in a new desk and office chair. Out went my lovely cow print number and in came a pink mesh orthopaedic chair and and table that allowed me to work more efficiently. Weirdly, however, the pain didn’t subside –despite my posture naturally improving.

So, I decided that something more drastic needed to happen: a 30-day fitness challenge focusing on posture and back strengthening.

To get a steer on the sorts of things I should be trying, I chatted to Adam Byrne, a physiotherapist at Bupa Health Clinics. He explained that poor posture can lead to muscle imbalance which results in pain throughout the back. If you sit with one leg under the other, you inevitably end up lop-sided… which might put more pressure on one glute, one side of the spine, one shoulder etc.

After being prescribed a handful of exercises, I scoured the internet for more posture-correcting exercises and stretches to try. After being bombarded with an array of results, I decided to focus on two different techniques from two different experts.

“A 10-minute stretch routine cured my chronic back pain in just 4 weeks – this is what it involved”