Are you working from home or working at an office or workstation? Doesn’t matter really. Because they both have their own pros and cons. But for sure, both the working settings lead to back and body pains with wrong body postures. In a monotonous and fast-paced world of computers and laptops, we have led ourselves towards an unhealthy and unwholesome lifestyle. If we sit in our offices or home offices for the majority of the time, it is surely going to affect our backs and overall structural stability and ability of our bodies. If we want to muddle through this problem, we have to positively work on our ergonomic habits.
80 % of people once in lifetime experience back pain due to sedentary office job. Back pain can grow from physical inactivity, incorrect posture or below par designed workspace. How we move also intensifies existing back pain. Fortunately, by modifying our workspace and developing healthy habits, we can prevent and reduce back pain at work and at home too.
Tips and tricks to avoid back pain
1. Create a space that is ergonomic
2. Position your laptop or desktop at eye level
3. Keep all office stationary within arm’s reach to avoid stress to shoulders
4. Keep keyboard and mouse close to you to reduce stress on wrists
5. Keep feet aligned to floor to avoid stress on knees
6. Position your chair height properly to reduce stress
7. Adjust brightness and font size on your monitor
8. Choose an ergonomic chair that best suits you
9. Check on the flexibility, momentum and lumbar support of the chair
10. Do check the material used for the chair for a comfortable sitting
11. Check headrest and Armrest adjustability
12. Practice good posture and ergonomic habits
Deskbound at work for eight to nine hours a day can lead to stiffness and tension that reasons grave distress while working. If our occupations necessitate us to screw or stoop recurrently, then we may even be at a higher risk of developing back pain. Back pain may be severe, mediocre, or lingering. Upper back pain or lower back pain or both together whatever the case may be, we are risking our psychological as well as physical health at work due to bad or wrong body postures. Obviously, we don’t do this intentionally but the same happens habitually. We recognize this mistake later when it’s too late to reverse the harm instigated to the body.
