How's your posture at the computer?

15 years ago

I try to sit up straight and hold my stomach in, but I end up slouching. My legs are crossed and the chair scooted back a bit. My keyboard is on the desk top so I lean forward a bit to type. The small of back hurts most of the time. I think it's because I slouch too much while sitting here. I have a wooden bowl turned upside down that I can put a foot or both feet on. That helps a little.

Do any of you have problems with your computer posture, or any solutions/advice/suggestions?

Leslie/KS

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susan_on
15 years ago
I don't use the best posture at home, because I'm on a glider, on a lap top. At work though, my desk is set up in a pretty ergonomic way. Your back, thighs, and lower legs are all supposed to be at 90 degrees from each other. You're not supposed to rest your wrists on the wrist rest (which seems strange), and your eye are supposed to hit at about the level of the top third of the monitor. At least that's what the kinesiologist at our corporation says.
monica_pa Grieves
15 years ago
Frazoo...when I sat at my desk at work, the keyboard was on my lap, my legs stretched out, resting on an overturned waste basket. I had a desk chair with lumbar support.
At home, i'm sitting in a recliner, with my feet up, and my laptop on my lap.
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OklaMoni
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When I moved, I gave up my HUGE desk (really no place to put it). The chair that I used with that desk is to wide, for where my computer is now. I just could not get comfortable with/on it.

I started sitting on my exercise ball. You know, one of those really big balls.

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bigack
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I have bad sitting habits!! I usually sit at a side angle with my legs crossed. That makes my neck hurt after a while, but I don't have sense to sit straight on.
User
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sometimes I'm almost laying down. I sit my butt near the front of the chair and stretch my legs so they reach the wall. The heat register is there and it keeps my feet toasty warm. If my typing teacher could see me now, she'd hit me upside the head! hehehehe
smilin54
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What posture? At work (I am a CSR dealing with people across a counter), the stations are supposed to be ergonomic but I don't find them at all comfortable. We are face to face with the customer, receiving their information and having them sign forms then we turn on an angle to use the keyboard/screen. The chairs are wide & comfortable if you didn't have to change position every 2 or 3 minutes. I find that I sit on the front third of the chair so that I can do all these things with minimal movement. Because I am in the public eye, I try to maintain good posture ... shoulders back and down, back straight but if the office is empty, the back is relaxed and I can sit back in the chair.
At home, I have a decent office chair but again, most of my time on it is spent at the front edge. I'm sure my back isn't as straight as it should be but my legs are close to the correct 90 degree positioning. As a matter of fact, I rarely cross my legs. I already have 2 or 3 bulges on my left calf from varicose veins and certainly don't want any more.
I have tried the egronomic stool, the one that you rest your butt on the seat with your knees resting on supports {{!gwi}} and it works but because I'm a "woman of size (large size)", it isn't comfortable for hours.
susan_on
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My son has that ergonomic chair, and he loves it. I find it strange to lower myself onto, but I've never really given it a good try.
softball_80
15 years ago
Think Quazimodo.

How's your posture at the computer?

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