Where does poor work posture originate?
Poor posture can be a result of: • Non-adjustable or otherwise unsuitable workstations; • The layout of the workstation is inadequate or is not suitable for its user; • Lack of knowledge and experience on how to set up an adjustable workstation properly according to the worker’s needs (considering both body build and job tasks); • Poor working habits that remain uncorrected; • Unsuitable job design that requires a worker to sit uninterrupted for longer than an hour at a time; and • Lack of proper training, resulting in a lack of awareness. How can repetitious and monotonous movements affect your body? Holding the upper body still allows the upper limbs to engage in such fine hand movements used in typing and operating a mouse (categorized as dynamic load). These are common examples of repetitious and monotonous movements. Repeated hundreds or thousand of times, hour after hour, day after day, year after year, these movements strain and gradually cause “wear and tear” on the muscles and
