PREVENTING PAIN CAUSED BY LONG PERIODS OF COMPUTER USE by Laraine Anne Barker

lights. Reflections will create eyestrain and tend to

make you tense because you can't read what's on the

monitor properly.

Even with ergonomic furniture it's STILL possible to

suffer neck, shoulder, arm, wrist and finger pain. By the

time it reaches your wrists and hands, of course, you're

in a really bad way. However, there are some exercises

you can do. Preferably do them to PREVENT pain.

Unfortunately, most need demonstrating with photos or

graphics, but my favourite is easy to describe. Stretch

out on your bed with your shoulders positioned so your

head hangs over the edge. Support your head with both

hands and slowly lower it over the edge of the bed as far

as you can. Take away your hands and rotate your head an

inch or two to both left and right, trying to see as much

of the floor as you can. Then gently lift your head with

your hands until it's level with the rest of your body.

Do the exercise a few more times. Try doing it every

morning as part of your dressing ritual, or every night

before getting into bed. Certainly you should do it as

soon as you notice the slightest pain.

This exercise works on the same principle as the best

exercise for back pain (bending yourself backwards as far

as you can). Backache, especially unexplainable backache,

is usually caused by doing things that force you to bend

forward for long periods. Slouching in your chair

(particularly in a way that forces your body into a

³banana² shape) is another cause of backache.

Armchairs and sofas shouldn't need cushions. If they do

they're badly designed. Cushions are difficult to arrange

for proper lumbar support, so if the chair in which you

sit to watch TV doesn't have good lumbar support, a

special back roll for the purpose is probably your best

bet. And don't forget the seats in your car!

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