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Musculoskeletal Disorders & Pain Relief
How to avoid neck and shoulder pain
28 June, 2024 by
Eamon Carroll

Musculoskeletal Disorders & Pain Relief

If you are suffering from neck pain and shoulder pain ergonomic office products will help by eliminating the stretching and twisting that contribute to neck and shoulder pain and ensure you are comfortable while you work.

Screen Arms

A contributing factor to neck and shoulder pain can be the placement of your computer screen. Is your monitor at the correct height for you.

To work out the best height, a general rule of thumb is ; the windows menu should be level with your eyes.

The more adjustable your monitor screen arm is the easier for you to correctly position your computer screen to the correct height and distance for comfortable use.

 

Document Holders

Twisting your neck to read a copy placed either side of your keyboard can also aggravate neck pain.

An inline copyholder can greatly reduce stress on your neck particularly if you do a lot of reading and typing, relieving and preventing neck pain and shoulder pain.

Ergonomic office chair with adjustable armrests

When sitting at your computer your arms should be at a comfortable right angle to the desk, and the arms of your chair should support this angle.

Armrests on office chairs that are too high can cause neck & shoulder pain. Arm rest that are too low can cause dragging on the shoulders.

If your chair has fixed height arms, then it might be worth purchasing an ergonomic office chair with height adjustable armrests.

The design of ergonomic office products focus on your needs as the user. The result is increase comfort with less musculoskeletal disorders.

 

Laptop Solutions

It is hard to adopt a good sitting posture when using a laptop, because of the type of keyboard and the position of the screen in relation to the keyboard.

Typically, people bend forward, with hunched shoulders peering down at a screen

Laptop Stands are an immediate solution to bad posture - an end to this forward twisted neck position as you try to type and look at the screen.

A laptop pack, laptop stand, mini keyboard and mouse is the perfect solution.

 

Arm Supports / Armrests

Arm supports and wrist rests will help minimizes stress and neck and shoulder pain by supporting your arm and shoulder while you work.

 

Arm supports are ideal for intensive tasks such as data inputting, heavy mouse and keyboard use and delicate assembly work where a steady hand is required, eg in a laboratory. Holding your arms out for intensive periods of time can lead to arm pain and neck and shoulder pain.

 

Arm Supports reduce the risk of incidence of neck and shoulder disorders by nearly half. See Study

For people who suffer with arthritis, arm supports can make a huge differenct and improve their ability to work in comfort.


Eamon Carroll 28 June, 2024
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