Long-term remote work is sending many of us from the home office to the physical therapy clinic By Jonathan Saltzman Globe Staff,Updated April 15, 2021, 2 hours ago Email to a Friend As an avid runner, swimmer, and cyclist for about 30 years, Iâve suffered my share of injuries. But it was another activity that caused excruciating pain to erupt in my back and left leg six weeks ago, a throbbing and tingling so severe that Iâm still on prescription painkillers and a muscle relaxant. Working from home for a year. Like millions of other people fortunate enough to be able to do their jobs remotely during the pandemic, Iâve spent 13 months hunched over a laptop for hours without the usual breaks you get at the office and while commuting. As a biotech reporter, Iâve covered the development, testing, and rollout of COVID-19 vaccines. And like those of many other folks working from home, my âofficeâ in Providence has been less than ideal ergonomically: an unpadded dining room chair at a bridge table set up in my 21-year-old daughterâs old bedroom.