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Why is Clara Freitas seeing an osteopath?
Because she has a back pain
What is an osteopath?
A health care professional who treats by manipulating bones
What caused this pain?
It is as a result of sitting for a long time
How much time does Clara Freitas spend in front of the computer?
More than 5 hours per day
What is Clara Freitas' occupation?
She is a dental surgery student
What is the problem referred to by the osteopath, "the lack of what" finally caused the problem?
Lack of physical exercise (the curfew prevents people from going out and therefore from "moving")
What are the consequences of the lockdown?
Accumulation of tension and static postures, lack of physical exercise
The osteopath points out the bad postures that partly cause the back pain. What are they?
Not being in line, being tense, cross-legged, pelvis locked, leaning on the backrest
When working from home, what are the temptations the journalist talks about?
Leaving your desk to work in an even less suitable position
What is the typical gesture of the teleworker that the osteopath talks about?
moving the mouse with the arm, a gesture that is not dynamic but highly repeated: the disease of the century
What does the report say is the disease of the century (mal du siècle)?
Using the mouse with the arm, working in front of a computer
