Ergonomically Yours

Is your computer making you feel like you are losing a war?

For many of us who spend increasing amounts of time sitting at a computer, the answer to the question above is yes.

Postural stress is a major component of the cases of back pain that I see in my practice. Anyone who spends enough hours in enough days sitting in a static position at a computer station is bound to develop pain as a result of this stress.

Years ago I developed, patented and produced a mouse platform that was intended to reduce the chances of the development of carpal tunnel syndrome. Those of you who have read my previous blog posts are familiar with this story.

In a nutshell, I saw my patients struggle with many work related stresses due to computer use. Of these complaints, the most common complaint was the shoulder pain, neck pain, arm pain, wrist pain and hand pain that resulted from reaching to the desk for the mouse. I thought of an idea to eliminate the reach for the mouse and that thought resulted in the birth of my first patent, the Ergo Nav.

The Ergo Nav turned out to be very successful in reducing the stresses that it was intended to help relieve. However, there was a second positive effect that I had not really thought out prior to the initial months of testing this new way of mousing.

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By positioning the mouse next to the operator as the Ergo Nav does, postural stress on the low back was reduced thus reducing fatigue of the lower back and, hence reducing low back pain.

For years it was thought that the proper hip angle of a seating posture was 90 degrees. Now, however, that angle is known to be too small. A proper angle of the hips in a seated posture is from 95 degrees to 115 degrees. This angle has your chair back tilted slightly backward, away from your desk, keyboard and mouse.

The Ergo Nav helps the worker maintain this angle of the hips by keeping the mouse at constant distance from the operator. In other words, the Ergo Nav allows the operator to tilt the chair at the proper angle without moving away from the mouse.

Here’s To Your Health

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Yours Ergonomically,
Steve Jones

Ergonomic Office Supplies

San Diego Chiropractor

(619) 280-0554