Health Advice
Tips for Office Ailments
We increasingly spend our days glued to a computer screen which leads to lack of movement & poor posture. It is small wonder back pain has become a leading cause of absence from work.
Basic tips for your back from our sports clinic
- Stretch every 15 mins preferably by taking a short walk
- Check the quality of your office furniture your chair and desk height
- Beware of repetitive strain injury especially work related upperlimb injury
- Telephones are a major pain in the neck - litrally. Ensure you do not hold the phone too long and to firmly between the head and the neck. Rotate your head in different directions on a very regular basis. Frequent phone users should get a headset
- Try ergonomic products such as split keyboards or rollerball mouse
- Rest your wrists
- Laptops can cause excessive strain on a back and people often use them in less than ideal locations. Minimise other items you are tempted to carry in the laptop bag
- Find a suitable location to position yourself to work
Tips from our optometrists
- Blink regularly about 15 times per minute
- The top of your screen should be at or slightly below eye level about 35cm to50cm from your eyes
- Focus the eyes on a distance view at least every 15mins
- Drink lots of water
- Avoid glare on the screen or get an anti glare filter
General Information
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