{"id":2332,"date":"2019-09-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-ati-pt-2025.pantheonsite.io\/?p=2332"},"modified":"2024-12-17T17:34:39","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T17:34:39","slug":"the-ergonomically-correct-home-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atipt.com\/the-ergonomically-correct-home-office\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ergonomically Correct Home Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>By Grace Wang and Dr. Chris E. Stout<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Whether or not you realize it, you probably have a home office. You might not telecommute, and you might not have a corner, L-shaped desk or a computer with dual monitors, but most likely, there is a place in your home where you browse the web, check Facebook, answer emails, update your blog, or write the next chapter of your 200,000 word fan-fiction novel. There is a place in your home where you spend a lot of time sitting down, facing a screen. You\u2019re thinking about it right now, aren\u2019t you?<\/p>\n<p>The fact is, people are spending more time in front of screens than ever before. According to a recent\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/technology-28677674\">BBC article<\/a>, adults in the UK are now spending more time on devices than sleep, and the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/03\/27\/business\/media\/27adco.html\">New York Times<\/a>\u00a0reports that statistics in the U.S. are similar.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/magazines\/panache\/people-emotionally-attached-to-their-smartphone-says-study\/articleshow\/46054090.cms\">Studies have shown<\/a>, and it\u2019s not too difficult to believe, that people are not just dependent on their devices, but also emotionally attached to the connectivity that they provide.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut,\u201d some might say, \u201cI\u2019m not wasting time on my device. I\u2019m forced to be in front of my screen for work\/school.\u201d This may very well be true, but whether screen time is due to stacks upon stacks of paperwork or due to an unhealthy emotional attachment to connectivity with the virtual world, the result, at least for the human body\u2019s ergonomic health, is the same. If we can\u2019t tear ourselves away from our screens (for whatever reason), the very least we can do is make sure that our \u201chome office\u201d allows for the body posture that is least harmful to our health.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Chair<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/healthy-lifestyle\/adult-health\/in-depth\/office-ergonomics\/art-20046169\">Mayo Clinic<\/a>\u00a0says that the height of a chair should allow for feet to rest on the floor and for knees to be level with hips. A good chair also provides lumbar\/lower back support.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Phone<br \/>\n<\/strong>Mayo Clinic also says that if one regularly uses a phone at the same time as a computer, the phone should have a headset so as to protect the neck from strain.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Monitor<br \/>\n<\/strong>The same article indicates that the monitor should be an arm\u2019s length away and the top of the screen should be just below eye level.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Posture<br \/>\n<\/strong>No matter how flawlessly a workspace is set up, joint health still relies heavily on correct body posture. In other words, we can easily find ways to sit in our ergonomically correct home office that are not ergonomically correct. Three few helpful posture rules are:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Don\u2019t slouch. It sounds obvious, but still difficult to remember!<\/li>\n<li>Center your body in front of your monitor\/keyboard.<\/li>\n<li>Keep your thighs and knees level with your hips.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Take Breaks<br \/>\n<\/strong>Taking a break to move around, even if it\u2019s just to stand up and walk or stretch, is not only good for the body, but it\u2019s been proven to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.news.illinois.edu\/news\/11\/0208focus_AlejandroLleras.html\">increase the ability to focus<\/a>, to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2012\/04\/04\/walking-fatigue-cancer_n_1403757.html\">decrease fatigue<\/a>, and to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arthritistoday.org\/what-you-can-do\/staying-active\/walking\/mental-benefits-of-walking.php\">improve mood<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So, do your best to separate yourself from your computer, phone, and television when possible, and when you can\u2019t find enough willpower to say no to Facebook, or when deadlines are approaching, do your body a favor and relax or work in a position and location that optimize skeletal and muscular health.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our Approach<br \/>\n<\/strong>A great way to improve health (and productivity) is to incorporate a culture of fitness. It does not need be anything too challenging to get things going. At ATI Physical Therapy\u2019s Corporate Offices we have a fully equipped fitness center on the premises and encourage all to take advantage of it. We also do a simple and easy set of exercises each day at 1:55pm. We call it the \u201cATI-5.\u201d It is five minutes of five one minute exercises that most anyone can do in any attire at their work area or office. At 1:55pm each day employees hold a plank position for one minute, then do one minute\u2019s worth of squats, followed by a minute of in place lunges, then a minute of wall (or regular) push-ups, and ending with a one minute set of tricep dips using the edge of their desk. The comradery and mutual encouragement helps to make everyone feel more comfortable than if they were to do it one their own or without having the corporate recognition that it\u2019s a fine thing to be doing.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on avoiding pain at your desk and more quick tips on office ergonomics click\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.atipt.com\/news-media\/blog\/avoid-pain-your-desk-quick-tips-office-ergonomics#sthash.VH85tAnr.dpuf\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Grace Wang and Dr. Chris E. Stout Whether or not you realize it, you probably have a home office. 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