PAPERmaking! FROM THE PUBLISHERS OF PAPER TECHNOLOGY ® Volume 10, Number 2, 2024
6. Keep both feet flat on the ground (use foot stool if necessary). When you cross your legs, or if just your toes are touching the floor, you put stress on the large supportive muscles of your back, pelvis and hip and you also interfere with proper blood flow. Another issue with a crossed-leg position is that it puts added pressure on your lower back and forces you to lean slightly to one side, causing and imbalanced pelvis.
7. Keep your forearms parallel with the floor, resting on your desk. Keeping your forearms parallel with the floor, resting on your desk helps to reduce the amount of stress on the joints of your upper extremities. Ensure that you place your keyboard and mouse at appropriate distances from your body so that you don’t have to continually reach forwards to use them. If you have to stretch your arms to reach you keyboard and/or mouse, your shoulders will start to rotate forward which can lead to rounded shoulders posture as well as upper back pain.
8. Place your computer monitor 18-24 inches from your face with the top 1/3 of monitor at eye level. If your computer monitor is positioned incorrectly, you’ll be placing excess strain on your neck because you’ll have to be constantly looking up or down. This puts you at risk for injuries such as neck strains and sprains, cervical disc herniation, and headaches.
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Article 11 – Sitting Posture at a Desk
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