Every day we spend more and still working longer hours at the computer. It is therefore not surprising that we suffer from muscle aches, back disorders, vision problems and weight gain. So, as activities become more dependent on the computer we must pay more attention to their working environment.
This note provides a guide to adjust office equipment related to computer and the lighting conditions to prevent eyestrain. If you use a laptop and its activity involves continuously varying environment, use this guide to try to adjust the conditions of its changing environment.
Note that some items are interrelated, for example, changing the height of your chair should adjust your keyboard height and angle of the screen of your monitor.
Health problems associated with computer use
Muscle pain, eye fatigue and other discomforts often associated with prolonged use of the computer.
Musculoskeletal Discomfort
Like any activity involving long time to be seated, the use of computers can cause muscle pain. To minimize this situation is necessary to adjust the work environment and take frequent breaks to relieve the musculature and skeleton. Another problem associated with the muscles and skeleton is known as cumulative trauma disorders.
These occur when a muscle is used excessively and repeatedly, forcing him to take an unnatural posture. The exact causes of these disorders are not fully understood but also an awkward posture, other factors such as repetition, force used in the activity and lifestyle can affect your chances of having these disorders.
Remember that these disorders are not new and did not come with the computer, just remember the tennis elbow and writer’s cramp, but the disorder most discussed today is known as carpal tunnel syndrome, which may be exacerbated if used incorrectly the keyboard.
Eyestrain
Fatigue occurs when the eyes are forced to focus on objects that are at least 6 feet away. Inadequate lighting can aggravate this problem.
Let us begin by recalling that the ideal height for a desk to work with paper and pen is often too high to work comfortably with a computer keyboard or watching the screen.
The ideal height to accommodate the keyboard is between 58 and 71 cm (23 “-28″). One possibility is to use a desktop that has surfaces at different heights or a keyboard tray.
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