Are You Positioning Your Body in Front of Computer Correctly?

There is no other device that changed our lives like com­put­ers. The growth of com­put­ers and related tech­nolo­gies has been so unprece­dented that, it has found a place in every aspect of human life. Com­put­ers have become so inevitable part of our lives that we need to use it for var­i­ous pur­poses — be it for fun, work, relax­ation or money, peo­ple use this device so widely.

Since we are spend­ing long hours and sit­ting in front of com­puter every­day, have you ever notice that the posi­tion­ing of your body in front of com­puter is set cor­rectly or not? Which means a com­fort­able work­ing pos­ture with a nat­ural align­ment of all your joints from head to toes — the right 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, here are the things you need to keep in mind:

* 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.

Here are some tips to reduce your strain from con­tin­u­ing in the same pos­ture in front of your computer.

* Your chair and back­rest have to be adjusted at reg­u­lar inter­vals.
* Your fin­gers, hands, arms, and torso need to be stretched peri­od­i­cally.
* You need to stand up, stretch your back mus­cles, and stroll around for a few min­utes now and again.

See, liv­ing care­lessly is the eas­i­est thing to do, but it could be the most dan­ger­ous thing too. If you take some pre­cau­tions, it can be the foun­da­tion for a healthy liv­ing in the later of your life. Remem­ber that all the com­put­ers related haz­ards are not going to ham­per your life in a very short span of time, but it may take years to show the symptoms.