Most of us spend hours and hours working at a desk or, for those that now work from home, a makeshift desk at a kitchen/dining table or sofa. Although a lot of us are aware that prolonged periods of sitting at poor or makeshift desk setups can be detrimental to our physical health, we often overlook key points that could improve the ergonomics of our set ups and, in turn, reduce the risk of desk-related injuries.
Bad habits and prolonged periods of poor posture initially manifest as aches and pains before turning into longer term problems if left undealt with. Here a few tips and tricks to ensure a good workplace set-up:
1. Make sure your feet are flat on the floor or on a footrest
2. Aim to have a chair that allows your hips to be above your knees
3. Use a chair that offers good back support and sit with your back against it 4. Keep your head in a neutral position rather than looking up, down or to the sides 5. Be approximately an arms length away from the screen
6. Set the screen up so your eyes are level with the top of the screen 7. If you have two screens then make sure they’re next to each other and directly in front so not to alter your head position
8. Rest your arms next to your body with your forearms parallel to the desk
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