ergonomics Archives - Cliffs Chiropractor Southend

If you’re like many people these days, you probably spend a significant part of your day in front of a screen, be it a laptop, computer or tablet.

The amount of screen time you rack up can really soar if you work at a computer during the days. And this can lead to an imbalance in the way you use your body, eventually causing pain, stiffness and discomfort.

That’s why an ergonomic evaluation is essential, according to our Southend chiropractor. This kind of assessment will focus on providing a comfortable, adjustable chair, appropriate education on how to adjust it to fit you, and a keyboard tray.

Your workplace may even evaluate the positioning of printers, screens, and the mouse to suit your needs. You could even speak to your employer about purchasing a standing desk to help manage your neck and upper back pain.

Too much desk work is seriously bad news for your spine.

At Cliffs Chiropractic in Southend we care about your back health and this is why we put together our Back to Business programme. The programme includes exercises that you can do every day to fend off back problems. You can watch a series of videos that will show you step by step each exercise here.

Repetitive Strain Injury – or RSI as it is commonly known – is a potentially disabling condition brought on by prolonged repetitive hand or wrist movements. Office workers are among those most prone to developing RSI due to frequent computer use. Although the condition doesn’t generate as much media attention as back pain, RSI can lead to life-altering symptoms such as shooting pains in the hands, wrists, forearms and back.

We’ve treated many patients with RSI here at our Southend chiropractic clinic; and lots of these cases could have been easily prevented by doing simple things.

While modern ergonomics can be very effective at minimising the risk of conditions such as RSI, quite often, you simply just need to look at the basics such as ensuring you maintain good posture while you work and taking frequent breaks away from your desk. In fact; one of the best ways to reduce your risk of developing RSI is to ensure that your keyboard and mouse are in the right position. Ideally, your keyboard should be as close to you as possible and your mouse should be right next to your keyboard and close to the front edge of the desk.

So do these things:

Maintain good posture while you work
Take regular breaks away from your desk
Keep your keyboard and mouse positioned close to you

RSI can be a complex condition, but it’s usually really simple to prevent.

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