Comments on: An Ergonomic Home Office On The Cheap

By: len

len — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:04:51 +0000

1) most people use glasses or contacts. Having glasses that focus on the screen keeps people from tilting their head back.
2) rollerball mouse – better than a standard mouse – less carpel tunnel.
3) If you use a laptop raise it up aout 4 to 6 inches and get a second screen.

By: TOMAS

TOMAS — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:28:40 +0000

@Dan – You’re completely right on that one, the wrists shouldn’t be touching anything – good catch! Also, good call on the footrest.

@Jackson E – One day I’ll have to try out an Aeron, I keep hearing great things about them but bootstrapping means no Aeron for me for a while. Also, thanks for the link!

By: Jackson E

Jackson E — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:15:56 +0000

I am an ergonomic fanatic…I just got a whale mouse and foot rest at ultimatebackstore.com and its made my workday much easier. My Aeron aligns my back, my footrest increases circulation and suddenly I am no longer fatigued at 3:30 om everyday. Ultimatebackstore is a great website too; free shipping and tons of ergonomic products. I know they are having a sale too? I just Googled coupons for them…

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:14:35 +0000

Most of it’s very good info, but… two things….

One term which is terrible is ‘wrist rest’.
The wrists should never touch anything, rest the fleshy part of the palm on a foam or gel pad.

The other is to get a foot rest, preferably one that moves.
Humanscale footrest (feel free to remove the link, if you want, just wanted to show the example).
There are some good reasons for this, one, it elevates the legs, releaving pressure on the back of the thighs and increasing circulation. Two, it pushes the lower back further into the chair (just try sitting in a chair with the feet flat, then raise the feet to the toes, do it several times), you’ll get better use of the lumbar support. Three, the motion is going to increase circulation as well.

Otherwise, good info!