DIY tip of the day - How to save your back
September 23, 2008 Design, Office Insight, Trends
Yet another DIY tip from our friends at Apartment Therapy. This one has special relevance to us as it directly relates to your comfort at the workplace. How many of you end up with tense shoulders and a cramp in your neck by the end of the day (or if you’re like me, by lunch)?
It goes without saying that reducing your stress levels will help reduce neck and back pain (easier said than done, eh?,), but a great ergonomic office chair will help too (don’t worry, we can help with that). If that still does not work, you must make sure that you are not slouching too much. A chair with a pneumatic height adjustment will help, but it may not do the trick entirely. You must also ensure that your computer monitor is the proper height and is not causing you to slump.
A quick easy fix to raise your computer monitor can be accomplished with a phone book (yep, that’s right…a phone book), craft paper, scissors and tape. That’s it! Check out the article for complete step-by-step instructions, but it’s pretty self explanatory.
I’m going to try it out. I’ll let you know if it helps cut down on the number of neck rolls I do in a day.
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