Poor posture lack of proper equipment and incorrect ergonomic information are all contributing factors to an improper computer setup.
Ergonomic chair desk and computer setup.
Paying attention to the ergonomic set up is the most important factor.
Adjust your chair height so that your feet are flat and your knees are at right angles.
If your chair is too high for you to rest your feet flat on the floor or the height of your desk requires you to raise the height of your chair use a footrest.
You want to be able to adjust your height accordingly in order to best match the desk and computer set up.
Occupational health specialist sarah mahoney demonstrates the ideal way to setup your computer chair along with useful tips and pointers.
It s important that you set up your workstation ergonomically to make yourself more comfortable and avoid back and wrist pain.
You can see as illustrated here that working at a computer can cause a lot of distress in a number of different parts of the body.
If a footrest is not available try using a small stool or a stack of sturdy books instead.
An illustration of an improper computer workstation setup.
As discussed previously height adjustment is key in an ergonomic chair.
For example the computer screen can be placed on one or two books to make sure it sits at eye level and a rolled up towel or small pillow can be used to provide additional low back support if the office chair does not provide the right low back support.