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I& #39;ve been working from home for nearly 4 years now. Let& #39;s talk about ergonomics.
– A dining room table is not a desk
– A dining room chair is not a desk chair
– Your laptop& #39;s screen and keyboard cannot *both* be in a usable position
– Your room probably has the wrong lighting
– A dining room table is not a desk
– A dining room chair is not a desk chair
– Your laptop& #39;s screen and keyboard cannot *both* be in a usable position
– Your room probably has the wrong lighting
You& #39;ve just reached the end of the working day.
Does your back hurt? Your neck? Any shoulder pain? Tired eyes? Do you have a headache? How are your wrists? Your fingers?
Any issues here could betray poor ergonomics. I& #39;ll give a run-down (disclaimer: not medical advice).
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Does your back hurt? Your neck? Any shoulder pain? Tired eyes? Do you have a headache? How are your wrists? Your fingers?
Any issues here could betray poor ergonomics. I& #39;ll give a run-down (disclaimer: not medical advice).
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If you have eye strain:
A good rule of thumb is to ensure that your monitor is at a brightness that you& #39;d read a paper book at.
Make sure the monitor& #39;s brightness does not significantly differ from that of the environment, and that it isn& #39;t obscured by sunlight/glare.
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A good rule of thumb is to ensure that your monitor is at a brightness that you& #39;d read a paper book at.
Make sure the monitor& #39;s brightness does not significantly differ from that of the environment, and that it isn& #39;t obscured by sunlight/glare.
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If you have lower-back pain:
One suspect is poor posture. Stop slumping in your chair.
But even with posture awareness, I can tell you it is tough to sit correctly on a dining room (in other words, wooden) chair. Desk chairs, even the cheap kind, are simply a better shape.
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One suspect is poor posture. Stop slumping in your chair.
But even with posture awareness, I can tell you it is tough to sit correctly on a dining room (in other words, wooden) chair. Desk chairs, even the cheap kind, are simply a better shape.
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If you have upper-/mid-back pain:
Ensure your head is not jutting forward. This can happen for many reasons:
– monitor (and/or text) is too small
– keyboard too far forward
– poor touch-typing (stop looking down!)
– too much glare on your monitor
See also shoulder pain.
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Ensure your head is not jutting forward. This can happen for many reasons:
– monitor (and/or text) is too small
– keyboard too far forward
– poor touch-typing (stop looking down!)
– too much glare on your monitor
See also shoulder pain.
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If you have shoulder (I mean particularly trapezius or rhomboid) pain:
– ensure you& #39;re not using a full-width keyboard (try to manage without that num-pad). You need that desk space for placing your mouse close in front of you.
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– ensure you& #39;re not using a full-width keyboard (try to manage without that num-pad). You need that desk space for placing your mouse close in front of you.
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If you have a headache and/or neck pain:
Your screen& #39;s too low (or rarely, too high). If you& #39;re using a laptop, place it on a stand and/or use an external monitor as your primary screen.
*Definitely* get an external monitor if you& #39;re working for 2+ hours!
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Your screen& #39;s too low (or rarely, too high). If you& #39;re using a laptop, place it on a stand and/or use an external monitor as your primary screen.
*Definitely* get an external monitor if you& #39;re working for 2+ hours!
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If you have wrist pain:
– Move your mouse with your major muscles (arm + shoulder) instead of your wrist.
– Scroll the mouse wheel with your hand instead of your forefinger – or use that trackpad to scroll.
– Don& #39;t crush your carpal tunnel!
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– Move your mouse with your major muscles (arm + shoulder) instead of your wrist.
– Scroll the mouse wheel with your hand instead of your forefinger – or use that trackpad to scroll.
– Don& #39;t crush your carpal tunnel!
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If you have finger pain:
– Your keyboard& #39;s keys have too little travel. This may be the case on a laptop (2017 MacBook Pro
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Even a chiclet keyboard can provide adequate travel (I use them).
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– Your keyboard& #39;s keys have too little travel. This may be the case on a laptop (2017 MacBook Pro
Even a chiclet keyboard can provide adequate travel (I use them).
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