Is Your Job Hurting Your Hands? Ergonomic Tips for Desk Workers
You don’t have to work in construction to get a hand or wrist injury. Office-based jobsare a leading cause of repetitive strain injuries (RSIs), carpal tunnel syndrome, andtendonitis. Here’s how to protect your hands at your desk.
Adjust Your Keyboard and Mouse
Keep your keyboard flat and level with your elbows. Use an ergonomic mouse ormousepad with a wrist cushion.
Keep your keyboard flat and level with your elbows. Use an ergonomic mouse ormousepad with a wrist cushion.
Watch Your Wrist Angle
Your wrists should stay in a neutral, flat position. Avoid bending up or down whiletyping.
Your wrists should stay in a neutral, flat position. Avoid bending up or down whiletyping.
Don’t Rest on the Edge
Resting wrists on hard edges (like desk corners) can compress nerves. Use apadded wrist rest.
Resting wrists on hard edges (like desk corners) can compress nerves. Use apadded wrist rest.
Stretch and Strengthen
Take microbreaks to stretch your fingers, wrists, and forearms. Finger flicks and palmpresses are simple and effective.
Take microbreaks to stretch your fingers, wrists, and forearms. Finger flicks and palmpresses are simple and effective.
Position Matters
Keep your monitor at eye level, shoulders relaxed, and elbows at a 90-degree angle.
Keep your monitor at eye level, shoulders relaxed, and elbows at a 90-degree angle.
Quick Fix:
If you're feeling tingling or aching by lunchtime, your desk setup mayneed adjusting.
If you're feeling tingling or aching by lunchtime, your desk setup mayneed adjusting.
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