Hi dear steemians....
You spend your days sitting at a desk, strumming on a keyboard eyes on the computer? When the position is not optimal, the body becomes tired and painful. Precisely, specialized advisers, known as "ergonomists", are there to help us adapt our workstations.
the workstation can cause bodily pain when it is not adapted, or even stress if the employee suffers a heavy workload or his social relations at work are degraded. "In France, musculoskeletal disorders (TMS) is the first recognized occupational disease, with a score of more than 87% according to a 2013 report of the AT / MP account (occupational accident / occupational disease) .The purpose of ergonomics? Study the entire professional environment to adapt it to the worker, from the psycho-social as well as the material point of view.
Take breaks
"The biggest problem in tertiary work is the static posture.Man is not made to stay for hours without moving." The goal, then? Make it move from time to time. She recommends doing two types of stops. "A visual pause every hour is essential.With a computer, the near vision constantly contracts the muscles of the eyes.Looking for a minute in the distance can rest the eye." And a physical break: "every two hours, try to change position, get up and walk", to work the muscles.
Adjust the height of the workstation
"It is necessary that the environment adapts to the man, and not the opposite", insists the ergonomist. When you take a bad position at your post, you can feel pain mainly in the neck, trapezius muscles and in the lower back. As a result, you may end up with problems with blood circulation (tingling), or even problems with venous return.
How to sit? "You set your seat so you have both feet on the ground and a 90-degree angle on your knees." Because if it is too low, the angle is closed and makes the blood circulation more difficult. The back of the chair should be tilted back slightly to open the angle of the bust and thighs. The ideal height of the office? "You have to put your elbows in, forming, there too, a 90-degree angle," says the ergonomist.
On the computer side? "The top of the screen should be at eye level." Why ? "The look naturally tends to go down, so this way it is positioned in the center of the screen without effort." This avoids over-stressing the neck and creating neck problems.
Ideally place your instruments on your desk
"In all cases, the screen must be exactly in front of you, especially not on one side", to limit the cervical efforts. The keyboard and the mouse? Place the keyboard "close to the edge of the desk, away from it by a width of your hand.You keep the mouse close to avoid unnecessary wrist movements", which can cause pain in the arms. If one wishes to make the entry from paper documents? "We put them between the keyboard and the screen,"
Follow these tips and you will gradually improve on me. If you want detailed information, I invite you to consult an ergonomist.
I hope you will benefit from this topic and your day is happy.
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