How Do You Prevent Carpal Tunnel Syndrome For Avid Computer Users?
Carpal tunnel syndrome has often been associated with office tasks that involve highly repetitive tasks involving grasping and manipulating objects. It still highly debated whether there is a cause and effect relationship between work habits and carpal tunnel syndrome. There are solutions that, when incorporated into office work routine, may lessen the development of carpal tunnel syndrome amongst office workers. Ergonomics is everything When ergonomics is incorporated into the office environment, the chances of acquiring repetitive strain injuries such as carpal tunnel syndrome are reduced. Office ergonomics take into consideration the goodness of fit between people and the workplace Some steps to make a computer workstation more ergonomic include: • Placing the monitor some 20 to 26 inches away from the body • Designing the chair’s backrest so that the curvature of the lower back is supported while making it comfortable to maintain an angle between the hips and the torso at 90 degree
