10 COMPUTER RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS AND HOW IT CAN BE PREVENTED
10 COMPUTER RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS AND HOW IT CAN BE PREVENTED
Does your job or life-style demands you to spend a long time in front of the computer...say over four hours a day? If so, you'll be at an increased risk of developing certain computer related health problems.
Here are some computer related health problems and tips to prevent them:
1. CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS AND LUMBAR SPONDYLOSIS
When we are sitting in front of the computer for hours, every-day we tend to forget that proper posture is important. To shift into a more comfortable position we droop or lean back and do not sit upright keeping the neck in neutral position. Everyday, over long periods, the muscles of the neck and back are held in this unwanted position. Over time muscles in this area get strained and subsequently weaken. As a consequence, these muscles are unable to hold the vertebrae upright position. Pressure builds on the inter-vertebral disc due to slippage and narrowing of space between these vertebras. Due to this slipped disk the nerves coming out of the inter-vertebral space get pressed by the vertebra.
- Thus a regular computer user Cervical Spondylosis feels pain in shoulder and neck and , numbness and tingling in arms and also muscles stiffness around neck and shoulder.
- Inability to bend and stand or sit for a long time due to Lumbar Spondylosis pain in Lower Back. Numbness and tingling sensation in the Lower Limbs.
] Use a specially designed ergonomic chair to keep your spine in its natural curve while sitting.
] Keep the spine straight while working in computer to maintain the correct position of head, shoulder and back.
] Move neck and shoulder muscle whenever you get free time at work.
This includes areas of your body like your back, neck, chest, arms, shoulders and feet.
Having sore muscles and complaints of the muscles being tired are common. You may sense numbness the arms and hands. These troubles could occur as a result of the posture you assume when using the computer is possibly incorrect. You may be because you are sitting in an uncomfortable chair, or that you have a workstation that is not ergonomically correct for your body.
How To Prevent Muscle And Joint Problems:
Human eye physiologically prefers to look at objects more than 6 metres away, so working on computer screen at close distance puts extra strain on your eye muscles. The illuminated computer screen , glare and flickering images which will cause eye fatigue and strain on your eyes. Constantly focusing on the screen with delays in blinking may end up in drying out your eyes. C omputer users suffers from blurred vision, temporary inability to focus on faraway objects
