Lee Chiropractic

Address

3500 Barranca Pkwy Suite 310, Irvine, CA 92606

Phone

949-552-2100

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Ergonomics and Proper Posture

Ergonomics and Proper Posture Care with Your Chiropractor in Irvine

Modern technology is great, but it hasn’t come without a price: Our chiropractor has seen an exponential increase in neck pain, headaches, back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome and other conditions related to poor ergonomics when interacting with work stations and mobile devices. If you live in Irvine and are a patient of our practice, you can get a personalized workstation posture assessment from our chiropractor. This will give you specific ways to maintain proper posture and better ergonomics so you can work more efficiently—and lower your risk of pain and injury!
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Chiropractic Care and Ergonomics Go Together for Pain and Injury Relief

Ergonomics helps us design the work environment to fit the people working in it—to promote efficiency and prevent pain and injury. Today’s technology makes this essential. People hunch over mobile devices, sit in chairs without lumbar support, crane their necks to look at the computer or talk on the phone, etc. Regular chiropractic treatment is essential for correcting and maintaining proper posture—ergonomics helps prevent slouching, craning and sustained awkward positions that hurt.

Personalized Ergonomics Tips from Your Chiropractor

Not everyone has the same ergonomics situation at their workstation. Everyone is built differently. Our chiropractor can evaluate your current posture and workstation to provide a detailed report on how to improve. The following general tips can help you make some posture-saving changes today:

  • Adjust your chair’s height so the knees and hips are level—get a foot rest if necessary.
  • If your chair does not have adequate lumbar support, get a lumbar-support pad to attach to it.
  • Adjust your keyboard so your elbows are at a 90-degree angle. Get a split keyboard to fit the natural posture of your wrists while typing.
  • Sit no closer than arms-length from your monitor and position its height so that you can look straight ahead without bending your neck forward.
  • With mobile devices: If you talk on the phone frequently, consider getting a Bluetooth device so that you do not have to crane your neck to the side. Avoid typing text-heavy emails on your device or use voice recognition. Raise your phone to eye-level when texting to avoid excessive forward head posture.
If you or a family member struggles with ergonomics and proper posture
here in Irvine, reach out to chiropractor Dr. Lee or one of his associate doctors and schedule an appointment today:
(949) 552-2100.