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This is a problem I have too. I don’t have a home office so I have to work from the couch hunched over my laptop. It hurts. I’ve been doing it for a month. I ge

This is a problem I have too. I don’t have a home office so I have to work from the couch hunched over my laptop. It hurts. I’ve been doing it for a month. I get tingles in my pinkie after a couple hours they last for the day (ulnar nerve compression I think) I don’t know how to cope. I can’t take the time off and not work for another month, but I also don’t want to wear my body down and have pain all day every day. I hated working in my office because it’s open space and noisy but I’d love to go now that it’s deserted. I have two large displays there, a mouse, a keyboard.

rubber_duck 7y ago
Unless you are super cash strapped you can get a second monitor, mouse and keyboard + some basic chair and desk for I'm guessing 300$ if you are resourceful. Buying used is risky now otherwise you could probably get even cheaper
- kovac 7y ago
  Even if you can't afford to buy those, I'm sure you could talk to your manager/company and ask to borrow the ones you use in the office till you are able to go back to work. In a situation like this, I think they'll understand.
thestepafter 7y ago
It sounds like you have trigger points building up. Stretch your arms, shoulders, and back everyday. I recommend arm stretches for doing handstands. Also, make sure your arms and upper body are warm, borderline hot. I wear winter cycling sleeves because they are thin and don’t get in the way. Also wear a thin smartwool sweater, and the heat is on 76. Completely reversed the pain and discomfort I had been experiencing for years by doing the above daily.
- veggieburglar 7y ago
  I’m sweating just thinking about wearing a wool sweater with the heat on 76!
mackrevinack 7y ago
do you have something you can put your feet up on? because that can help you to stop hunching over slightly
NikolaNovak 7y ago
Most people have a completely incorrect angle between keyboard, wrist and arm. Working from couch typically increases this angle even further. You should see a significant improvement if you reduce that angle. Basically, you don't want your hand to be going "up" at the wrist. Inasmuch as possible strive to have your hand flat through the wrist, or even fall down slightly. If you don't have room for a mouse, get a trackball. They're relatively cheap and not having expensive health issues is worth it. Be inventive in changing up the posture. If you genuinely don't have any other surface (dining room table, kitchen counter etc), switch it up - put laptop on couch and sit on the floor. Sit on couch with laptop on your knees, lie down with laptop on your lap or chest, put the laptop on window sill or fridge or counter or shelf and work standing, etc. NONE of these are ideal, but changing is important.

rubber_duck 7y ago

Unless you are super cash strapped you can get a second monitor, mouse and keyboard + some basic chair and desk for I'm guessing 300$ if you are resourceful. Buying used is risky now otherwise you could probably get even cheaper

kovac 7y ago
Even if you can't afford to buy those, I'm sure you could talk to your manager/company and ask to borrow the ones you use in the office till you are able to go back to work. In a situation like this, I think they'll understand.

thestepafter 7y ago

It sounds like you have trigger points building up. Stretch your arms, shoulders, and back everyday. I recommend arm stretches for doing handstands. Also, make sure your arms and upper body are warm, borderline hot. I wear winter cycling sleeves because they are thin and don’t get in the way. Also wear a thin smartwool sweater, and the heat is on 76. Completely reversed the pain and discomfort I had been experiencing for years by doing the above daily.

veggieburglar 7y ago
I’m sweating just thinking about wearing a wool sweater with the heat on 76!

mackrevinack 7y ago

do you have something you can put your feet up on? because that can help you to stop hunching over slightly

NikolaNovak 7y ago

Most people have a completely incorrect angle between keyboard, wrist and arm. Working from couch typically increases this angle even further. You should see a significant improvement if you reduce that angle. Basically, you don't want your hand to be going "up" at the wrist. Inasmuch as possible strive to have your hand flat through the wrist, or even fall down slightly. If you don't have room for a mouse, get a trackball. They're relatively cheap and not having expensive health issues is worth it. Be inventive in changing up the posture. If you genuinely don't have any other surface (dining room table, kitchen counter etc), switch it up - put laptop on couch and sit on the floor. Sit on couch with laptop on your knees, lie down with laptop on your lap or chest, put the laptop on window sill or fridge or counter or shelf and work standing, etc. NONE of these are ideal, but changing is important.