(HealthDayNews) -- Office workers' most common aches and pains involve their hands, wrists, necks, shoulders, backs, arms and legs.
The U.S. government's Occupational Safety and Health Administration offers these tips:
- Adjust your chair to fit your body.
- Sit with your shoulders relaxed, thighs parallel to the floor, and feet flat on the floor.
- Shift your position often and take frequent rest breaks.
- Exercise by gently stretching your fingers, arms, and shoulders.
- Use a document holder at eye level.
- Put the keyboard at elbow level and hold your wrists straight while typing.
- Place the mouse next to the keyboard and move your whole arm to operate the mouse.
- Rest your hands in your lap when not typing.
- Organize your desk so that the items you use most often are within a 14- to 18-inch reach.
- Place your computer monitor directly in front of you 18-24 inches away, with the top just below eye level.