Sayantan Majumder

COMPLICATIONS due to COMPUTER USAGE Working for long periods in front of a computer is stressful to your body, especially when it’s included to your daily life activities. It is very easy to end up with neck pain , hand, wrist and finger pain , elbow pain, shoulder pain and back pain along with eye problems. Complications due to computer usage can be prevented by working in an ergonomically designed work station, maintaining good posture and regular exercises. Concentrating on the workplace ergonomics part; your work station mostly includes the computer monitor along with its other components assembled in a desk and the sitting arrangement. A good chair is an essential element of a computer workstation. The chair not only provides necessary support to the buttocks and lower limbs but also support the back and arms, while reducing exposures to awkward postures, contact stress, and forceful exertions. Use a chair with a backrest that is easily adjustable and able to suppo...

Wrist and Hand Pain Due to Computer Usage :  Computer is a vital tool in many different occupations today. However, long periods of work on a computer can cause musculoskeletal problems of the hands and wrists. Muscles and tendons can become irritated and inflamed by repetitive movements and awkward postures like bending the wrist while typing.  This is a type of “ overuse injury ”. A condition known as RSI (repetitive stress injury / syndrome/  repetitive strain injury ) or CTD ( cumulative trauma disorder ) developed from continuous low level stress on any muscle or joint causing overstretch of tendons which leads to micro tears  and cause the overuse injury. This is very common in wrists and hands because of the increased use of computers in daily life. RSI/CTD is difficult to treat. It often involves tendinitis of most of the tendons of wrist and fingers, mild carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) as well as pain and discomfort at hand, wrist, shoulder and...