Computers Are a Pain In The Back!
Posted on December 6, 2007
Filed Under Prevention |
There are many people these days who sit at a computer at work all day and then go home and sit back down again. Some do this five days a week. Office workers at one time were called desk jockeys, but today its more like computer jockeys. When you sit in the one place for extended periods of time, the back inevitably starts to hurt. Often the middle or lower back areas begin to ache. Once the aching starts, the only way of getting relief is to get up and move around. But what happens the minute you sit down again, the aching starts.
this type of back pain is easily preventable, however, there are some things you must do to stop long term back pain taking hold. First, you need to be acuitly aware of your posture at the desk. The most common problem is people who slump in their chairs as this is very bad for your spine. You should sit upright, shoulders relaxed and the knees bent at right angles. Also, too many people try to make due with chairs not designed for sitting all day long. A good chair for use with computers will have no arms, and a backrest you can adjust to support your lower back.
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