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Back Pain While at Your Computer or Work Station?
Back
Pain While at Your Computer or Work Station?
The best way to avoid back pain if you use a computer a lot is to get up and
move around frequently. Take stretching breaks every 30 minutes to 1 hour,
if you can. Sitting in front of a computer all day and poor posture may lead
to muscle imbalances. The way you sit is important. To sit square in your
chair, put your behind in the center of the seat. Your legs should bend at
the knees and rest on the floor. If you have shorter legs, use a footrest or
find a box to place under your feet. Use a chair with proper height to
reduce back pain. Your chair plays a vital role in your back health since it
provides the foundation for body support that will carry you through out the
day. Adjust the computer desk chair to the height of your workstation. |
Tilting the monitor up can help you avoid neck pain by keeping the chin up,
thus maintaining the normal cervical curve. Almost everyone will develop
problems with their cervical curvature if their not careful with their work
station posture and sleeping posture. I’ve found that a lumbar support
pillow or an ergonomic chair (a bit more pricey but often times worth it)
works great to help reduce lower back pain. Most larger companies will
provide special ergonomic chairs for those with special needs who may have a
history of back and neck problems.
Sitting in front of the computer desk for long hours can increase muscle
stress and put pressure on the spinal disks. Back pain leads to spinal
stenos is that
means narrowing of spaces in the spine that could result in increased
pressure on the spinal cord. Of course, your overall muscle tone and
flexibility (especially the back and abdominal muscles) plays a big part in
your spinal stability and prevention of the start of back pain.
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