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Alexander Technique saved me, its a course where trainer makes you aware of your posture, especially about how you hold your head. Check if there is an instruct
by rb808 9y ago
Alexander Technique saved me, its a course where trainer makes you aware of your posture, especially about how you hold your head. Check if there is an instructor in your area
more generally:
Have monitors high so you are looking straight ahead.
Feet flat on the floor
a good chair that adjusts to your body.
ie there is no way you can work on a laptop in a cafe 6+ hrs a day without getting chronic back problems.
- rublev 9y agoThis is great. My new landlord teaches the Alexander Technique, I think I'll hit her up. This thread has been a godsend. Just sitting straight on the edge of my chair like someone else here mentioned helped with my shoulder blades, with no arm rests, feet tucked and on the ground, and looking ahead.
- pimlottc 9y ago> ie there is no way you can work on a laptop in a cafe 6+ hrs a day without getting chronic back problems. This is the dirty little secret of the hip modern agile coworking 24/7 hackathon startup/freelancer/diy tech lifestyle. Our sleek streamlined unibody laptops are amazing tools but they are horrible for our bodies.
- Kagerjay 9y agoRule of thumb is to have the center point of your main monitor directly at eye level, or very close to it Leaning back in a chair is ok so long as your back is straight
- etiam 9y agoI'm imagining AR as a potentially major help here. The ability to define a virtual screen in an ergonomically appropriate part of the space ought to work wonders for a lot of on-the-fly offices. Of course by Murphy's law it will probably first cause a whole new class of ergonomy injuries due to extra, imbalanced weight on the neck, but one day...