Tips for Sitting at a Desk
How to Reduce Pain from Desk Work
- Place you screen at eye level
- A good way to go about this is to have the top of your monitor at eye level. This combats your neck from either having to be flexed or extended for longer periods of time.
- Avoid phone strain
- If you spend a lot of time on the phone it is best to have some sort of a headset to use. Having to constantly hold or cradle a phone can strain the muscles in your neck, shoulder, and upper back area.
- Take regular breaks
- A sedentary lifestyle was coined the phrase “sitting is the new smoking”. With a lot of our society working from home this increases the likelihood of following into this trap easier. Taking frequent shorter breaks is beneficial for your overall health. Continuous sitting increases wear and tear on your spinal discs.
- Avoid slouching
- Remembering to sit upright with your back against the chair, hold your shoulders back and down, and keep your neck from shifting too far forward are a couple good ways to hold better posture.Sit with your feet on the ground
- Sit with your feet on the ground
- Avoid crossing your ankles, legs, and sitting on your feet.