| Stop! You Might be injuring yourself just by reading this | | | | for a long period of time? |
| article | | | | The most common health problem when working with |
| Virtually everyone today uses a computer either for | | | | a computer |
| home use or at work. Did you know there are many | | | | The most common problem people have today |
| injuries and ill health conditions associated with using a | | | | connected with the use of a computer is bad posture |
| computer? | | | | resulting in lower back pain and long term injuries. If |
| Every time you look at your computer screen you are | | | | your seating position is not correct in relation to the set |
| straining your eye muscles to a certain extent. The | | | | up of all your other equipment, then there is a |
| most common health complaints associated with using | | | | significant chance you are or will suffer from back pain |
| a computer monitor screen regularly are headaches, | | | | or injury very soon which could affect you for the rest |
| Migraines and eye strain. | | | | of your life. |
| How do you overcome these health related | | | | What I have attempted to do in this article is just |
| conditions? | | | | inform you all of only a few of the health related |
| The most important factor in preventing eye strain and | | | | problems that you are encountering when using a |
| headaches are simply to take regular breaks away | | | | computer. |
| from looking at your computer screen. The | | | | If you use a computer at work, then your employer |
| recommendation as per the Display Screen Equipment | | | | has a legal duty to assess you working with a |
| Regulations is between five and ten minutes break for | | | | computer so you do not suffer from any of the above |
| every hour of constant use. | | | | health related conditions. |
| When you use your keyboard you are applying force | | | | The way your employer must do this is by completing |
| to the finger joints, muscles and your wrists. Without | | | | what is called a display screen equipment risk |
| the correct precautions in place and guidance you | | | | assessment or DSE assessment. What is useful in this |
| could be setting yourself up for a condition widely | | | | assessment is that you can copy this assessment and |
| known as RSI (Repetitive strain Injuries). | | | | do your own personal assessment whilst working with |
| Using a keyboard constantly without regular breaks in | | | | your computer at home. |
| activity can also lead to a very serious health condition | | | | If you have concerns for your health whilst using a |
| called Carpel Tunnel Syndrome. Sufferers of this | | | | computer, visit our free information site for more |
| condition once diagnosed usually have to complete | | | | helpful tips and advice on how to carry out a display |
| surgery which will need full recovery for a long period | | | | screen equipment assessment on the link below. |
| of time rendering the hands and wrists unusable for | | | | Health Problems from using your computer! Display |
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