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 Symptoms such as neck numbness, pulling pain between the shoulder blades, and colic in the lower back are familiar to most people who work in an office. Unfortunately, the main cause of all these ailments is a poorly organized workplace.
It would be right if there was a height-adjustable chair behind your desk, with armrests and a wide back that would follow the curve of your lower back. If the management of your company has not taken care of your health, then try to put a small cushion on the existing chair, between the back of the chair and your lower back.
Ideally, on a desktop, the computer monitor should be located exactly in the center of your face. However, today it is not uncommon to see cases where the computer screen is located at the side of the table. If this is your case, it is recommended to move the monitor from one side of the table to the other at least once every two months to prevent the risk of curvature of the cervical spine.
Another point related to monitor... The center of the monitor should be at your eye level to maintain correct posture. If the monitor is lower, then this will force you to involuntarily slide off the chair, tilt your head downward, straining your neck muscles and vertebrae. The constant tense feeling will certainly cause headaches and creaking in the vertebrae during cervical turns.
When working with a computer, try to keep your hands parallel to the floor while typing on the keyboard. Remember to keep your shoulders relaxed at all times, do not slouch. If you have poor eyesight and constantly lean towards keyboard buy glasses or contact lenses to make out the letters.
In order to prevent fatigue in the joints, relieve muscle tension, and not spoil the posture of the spine, orthopedic surgeons strongly recommend changing your posture more often if your work is more on your feet. It is advisable to do this every 15 minutes. And, if, on the contrary, you sit more often, then do not be lazy every hour to take a short break to do several relaxing exercises: bends, extensions and swings.
When working in the office, and more often in a sitting position, do not exacerbate the strain on your spine by wearing tight-fitting clothes. They constrain and squeeze you, not allowing your posture to relax. You should also not put on and carry on your shoulders simply heavy clothes, as this creates additional stress and causes fatigue.
Finally, in order not to forget about your posture, it is recommended to do a little trick. Stand up to your full height, assume the correct posture, relax your shoulders and glue a strip of adhesive tape along the entire spine. As soon as you forget, or change the posture of the body (stoop or hunch over), the adhesive plaster will tighten the skin and remind you of yourself, and you will certainly take the correct body position again.
Yu Sannikova
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