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Stop Your Desk Job From Killing Your Back
| Minimize your back pain in the office. Practicing better work ergonomics can help prevent chronic back pain and other health problems related to desk work. This involves modifying not only your work desk and computer equipment to your body but also your overall working habits. Book your Visit & Stop Back Pain Avoid Sitting for Long Periods of Time If possible get up frequently and stretch between tasks. If you don’t have that space, you can stand up from your desk and walk every hour or so to go to the bathroom, get water, or anywhere around the office floor. These little breaks will help you avoid back stiffness. Use Correct Sitting Posture Set up your office chair properly. Choose an adjustable chair, so you are able to rest your feet flat on the floor. If you are short and the chair is too tall, you should have a footrest. Your chair should have full lumbar support and your hips should be at knee level or slightly higher. You shouldn’t need to lean forward or hunch over. Place Monitors at Eye Level Always keep your monitors at eye level. Doing otherwise would force the head to tilt slightly forward the whole day. This can result in hunched shoulders and poor overall health. Use a monitor stand to elevate your monitors or stack some books under them until they are at the correct height. Stop Bad Phone Habits Misuse of a phone can contribute to back pain. The number one mistake people do at the office is holding their phones between the shoulder and ear. This is bad for the neck and the whole spine. Avoid this are by using a speakerphone, earbuds, or a Bluetooth headset. You can still use your hands while talking on the phone, without hurting your neck. Another bad habit people do is looking down at their smartphones or devices. The amount of pressure on the spine increases five times when you look down at your phone at a 60-degree. This further increases as you repeat the habit all day. Need more Help with an existing back problem? Schedule here. These are recommendations to prevent the onset of back pain, but what if you already suffer from it? While these tips may help reduce pain, the best solution for chronic back pain is addressing the underlying problem correctly. |
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