Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Health Problems
- Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
- Blood clot
- Usually in the leg
- Cause: Sitting in a chair that puts pressure
on the back on the knees
- Prevention: Correct posture when sitting.
Standing up and moving around
- Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI)
- Chronic pain in the arms, shoulder or back
- Cause: Repetitive actions, poor posture when
working, maintaining a fixed forced position
- Prevention: Correct workstation, keyboard rests, foot stools and
adjustable chairs and taking frequent breaks from continuos activity
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)
- Pressure on the median nerve in
the wrist
- Cause: Repeated wrist movements such
as typing
- Prevention: Avoiding repetitive actions and taking frequent
breaks
- Ulnar Neuritis
- Compression of the ulnar nerve in the elbow
- Cause: Leaning on the elbow for prolonged periods of time
- Prevention: Using wrist rests and adjustable height chairs and
setting correct desk height
- Eye strain
- Prevention: Drinking plenty of fluids and using
correctly adjusted, flicker-free monitors
- Hazy vision
- Tired eyes
- Cause: Looking at the monitor for too long,
dehydration of the eyes
- Back Pain
- Muscle Spasms
- Cause: Poor posture, sitting in the same position and
forced position
- Prevention: Using correct posture and adjustable
chairs
- Fatigue
- Prevention: Taking a 5 min break every hour and varying the
work
- Tiredness
- Lethargy
- Cause: Continued periods of mental
work
- Stress
- State of mental strain
- Cause: Overwork or software/hardware not doing
what you expect
- Prevention: Taking a 5 min break every hour and the
appropriate training