Allen Weiner wrote: > Cornell University has an ergonomics department. Their website has > interesting information pertaining to computer workstations. Just Google > Cornell ergonomics. > Thanks, Allen! That looks really useful. > Given the high cost of many ergonomic chairs, I've decided to emphasize > an alternative approach. It is often recommended to take a stretch break > roughly every hour. Also, you can incorporate into a strength training > program exercises that strengthen the lower back and related muscles. > This strengthening, hopefully, counteracts the ill effects of many hours > of poor posture in front of a computer. > Many improvements aren't expensive. In the past few weeks I've added an under-desk keyboard drawer ($30) and a task chair that has arms ($45), which both made a big difference to my wrists and arms. And of course a stretch break costs nothing. With more research I'm hoping to find inexpensive solutions that are, say, 90% as effective as the expensive ones.
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