Working on screen

Screen work is not just a professional activity anymore: welcome to the web page of our best seller, the training on the prevention of muscle and joint pain (MSD: musculoskeletal disorders). 

Remember the three rules of the posture:

1. three back shapes are unhealthy (round, hollow, twisted). Your goal should therefore be have a "flat back" posture (monkey posture) during all prolonged, frequent or hazardous activities;
2. the neck should always be relaxed;
3. posture is built from feet to head.

To sit well at work, adjust your office chair and DSE workstation (Display Screen Equipment), download the flyer at the bottom of this page. To protect your spine, you should sit on your sit bones and against the lumbar support. To keep the neck relaxed, keep the mouse and keyboard right under your finger tips, and the screen just below the level of your eyes.

Moving frequently is essential: the "flat back" posture (i.e. monkey posture) allows you to sit for 30 min. Beyond, you should stand up, be it for work (phone call, meeting, chat) or not (coffee break). The relaxation exercise shown here be practiced several times a day to boost the oxygen supply.

To know our opinion on sitting on an office chair vs. on a gym ball, read this article.

Finally, remember that the use of mobile screens at home should remain under control, both for you and for your children. Consider that you have a 360 min credit per day to spend on a desktop computer. Each minute spent on a laptop costs you 3 min of your credit, and each minute on a smartphone or tablet costs you 6...

Last tip: never buy an ergonomic office chair without testing it! To choose wisely,  check out our recommendations below.