Many people suffer daily pain from extended hours spent working
at their desk on a computer. One way to alleviate some of that
pain is to develop good neutral body positioning. This can be
defined as a comfortable working posture with a natural
alignment of all your joints from head to toes. This method of
neutral positioning helps you reduce the stress and strain on
the muscles, tendons, and skeletal system thus reducing the
risks of developing a musculoskeletal disorder (MSD). If you are
a person who would like to maintain neutral body postures while
working at the computer workstation, then you should be
considering the following instructions:
** Ensure that your hands, wrists, and forearms are in a row,
straight, and almost parallel to the floor.
** Ensure that your head and torso are in-line with head
slightly bent forward, facing towards the front, and balanced.
** Ensure that your shoulders are at ease with upper arms
hanging normally at the sides of your body.
** Ensure that your elbows are close to your body and bent
between 90 and 110 degrees. ** The feet should be either
supported by a footrest or should be relaxing on the floor.
** While leaning back or sitting in a vertical position, ensure
that your back is supported fully with firm hold on the
lumbosacral area.
** Your seat should be well padded in order to support your hips
and thighs.
** Ensure that your knees and hips are in almost the same height
with your feet slightly forward.
Even though you are positioned in the best of the postures at
your workstation, it is not healthy to continue in that posture
for long hours. It is ideal to change your position every now
and then.
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