What is the proper position when you work?

What is the proper position when you work?

Proper positioning is important to reduce the prevalence and prevent aggravation of the disease. Employees work with certain position for a long time. If the position is inappropriate, some kinds of musculoskeletal disease can be occurred. On the contrary says, proper positioning can improve that kinds of diseases.

Patients with cervical disorders should consider their proper positioning at the work station. Sustained spinal posturing out of the neutral zone can lead to further aggravation of the affected tissues and a perpetuation of symptoms.

The sedentary worker spending most of the day seated at a desk is more likely to encounter proper positioning challenges.

In general, the patient should be instructed to avoid those positions that typically aggravate his or her cervical or limb pain.

<Proper sitting position>

The recommended positioning at the desk or computer station is usually prescribed with approximately 90 degrees of hip, knee, and elbow flexion.

Proper distance from the computer monitor is an arm’s length measurement, which is unique to each individual. The upper 1/3 of the computer screen should be situated at eye level.

<The workers with prolonged phone use>

If workers use the telephone while working for a long time, one side of neck muscle can be stressed. Headset use can help eliminate this provocative position. 

<People who wear bifocal eyeglasses>

Individuals that require bifocal eyeglasses should be instructed to position reading materials in such a fashion as to avoid sustained cervical extension postures.  

In addition, the wrist or elbow, and preferably both, should be maintained in a supported position. This support contributed to total neutral positioning of the body and ultimately can lead to decreased stresses on peripheral nerves passing through the elbow and carpal tunnel. And proper back extension position is also important. Slight lordosis of lumbar spine can reduce of the pressure to nucleus purposus in lumbar spine. Small size of cushion or specific chair back mimicking physiologic shape of human spine can help to maintain that position.