2026 eTalk #5: From Tummy Time To Tech Use: Implementing Spine Health and Ergonomics Across the Lifespan

Overview

Explain key principles of spine health and ergonomics across the lifespan, from early childhood through to adulthood, within the home, school, and work environments.
Identify common age-specific ergonomic risk factors associated with technology use, prolonged sitting, study, and work demands, and their implications for spinal health.
Apply practical, evidence-informed strategies to promote spine health and communicate these effectively to children, families, and adult clients using positive, non-threatening messaging.

Presenter

Ally Reynolds is an experienced physiotherapist with more than 20 years of practice across occupational rehabilitation, community physiotherapy and school-based settings. She is also a mother, bringing both professional expertise and lived experience to her work supporting children, families and parents. Ally has a strong interest in spine health, ergonomics and early prevention, with a particular focus on translating evidence into practical, real-world strategies for homes, schools and workplaces. She is passionate about empowering families and clinicians through positive, non-fear-based education that promotes healthy movement habits and lifelong spinal wellbeing.