Thursday, April 4, 2013

How to avoid feeling pain when using the computer for a long time??





If you are a who spend long hours in reading e-books or exchange e-mails on a computer screen tablet like iPad, you run the risk of also the emergence of pain in the neck and shoulder have. But you can simply achieve comfort change the angle of vision to the screen, according to a study conducted by researchers from the School of Public Health at Harvard University, and Brigham and Women's Hospital, and the company «Microsoft».

Dr Jack Danirlen, head of the research team in the study, professor of ergonomics (which means adapting things to serve the employees in the workplace) and safety at the university, said that «to look at tablet computer for long periods of time affects the neck, head and shoulders. Whenever the device farther down you had to bend your neck to look at the screen.

Problems and Solutions





 * The neck has the highest backbone you, a number of small bones called the cervical spine. The Probe researchers and found that the development of the tablet at a lower for lap can be forced paragraphs and muscles in the neck to bend dramatically forward, causing stress to the muscles, and even cause damage to it, as well as the nerves, tendons, ligaments, and spinal discs.

However, while taking persons subject to study in the development of their devices on the table so at a high angle to erect its case, the stress on the neck and the expected pain decreased.

Thus, what we can do before reading a new book tomorrow? First we need to get on the tray can lift your tablet at an angle that allows you to read comfortably, which does not often make you curved neck. Secondly, you have to give your neck a break.

He says Dr. Danirlen: «We say to members of the public usually, they have to change their location every 15 minutes .. Any change places with their hands, and changing the status of their weight, and standing or sitting.

Desktops and mobile :

 * The proper sitting position important for any type of computing devices used. And provides instructions for using the computer desktop to sit erect so that the head is upright and not tilted forward, and be the top of the screen just below the level of consideration eyes.

 Keep relaxed shoulders and kept near the elbows of your body. Sit in a chair that supports the back. And Dr. Danirlen suggests a pillow at the bottom of the back, if not the chair dedicated to the work. Keep your hands and wrists, forearms and thighs so that they are parallel to the floor of the room.


Instructions useful when using computers :

* First - when you use your iPod you must comply with the following:

* Get a tray that can stop on a comfortable angle of vision

* Take a break every 15 minutes

* Hands positions, center your weight, stand or sit second - when you use the mobile computer

(Laptop) desktop and you must comply with the following:

* Use the buttons panel external * Keep relaxed shoulders and kept on hand near the elbow of your body

 * Keep hands, wrists, forearms, thighs parallel to the floor.

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