【Alumni Webinar】Blinking and Stretching – How to stay energised at home
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Date
19 Apr 2022
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Organiser
Alumni Affairs and Development Office
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Time
19:00 - 20:00
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Venue
Online Via Zoom
Speaker
Dr Rachel Chun
Mr Elton Ng
Enquiry
Alumni Affairs and Development Office 3400 3104 alumni@polyu.edu.hk
Summary
The pandemic has changed the way we live and work. Under the “new normal”, many of us study online and work long hours in our compact homes. We barely get out of the chair and spend much time in front of screens, suffering from lower back pain, sore eyes and other health issues. How can we stay healthy and energised?
In this webinar, our alumni physiotherapist and optometrist will discuss the common health risks of working from home. They will also give demonstrations and recommendations on eye care, as well as suggest stretching exercises that every one of us can master at home.
Keynote Speaker
Dr Rachel Chun
Registered Optometrist (Part I) and Research Assistant Professor, School of Optometry, PolyU
Currently an optometry scholar, Dr Rachel Chun possesses years of clinical experience in myopia control. After completing her bachelor’s degree in optometry with first-class honours at PolyU, she received a scholarship for postgraduate study and obtained her PhD in 2010, with the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences honouring her with the Distinguished Thesis Award. Upon graduation, she joined the School of Optometry as an Instructor, and later the PolyU Optometry Clinic as an Optometrist and Senior Optometrist. Since 2020, she has further devoted herself to clinical studies and trials by becoming a Research Assistant Professor at the School of Optometry.
Mr Elton Ng
Founder and CEO, Centre of Rehabilitation & Exercising Specialist
Mr Elton Ng graduated from PolyU with a bachelor’s degree in physiotherapy and a master’s degree in sports physiotherapy. Practising the profession for over 20 years, he is experienced in integrating different modalities of therapy into patients’ rehabilitation programme, including hydrotherapy, massage and manipulative therapy, and modern acupuncture. Moreover, he is an elite cross-country trail athlete, the second Hong Konger who scaled successfully the eighth-highest mountain Mt. Manaslu, as well as the second Hong Kong mountaineer who completed eight expeditions to the Eight Summits across the seven continents. He was named one of the Ten Outstanding Young Persons (Professionals category) in 2018, and received the Outstanding PolyU Alumni Award in 2019.
