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Article #76programming and sitting up straight
From: EWN1
Date: Tue, 06 Oct 1992 11:59
Date: Tue, 06 Oct 1992 11:59
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I've been trying (somewhat unsuccessfully) to maintain better posture at work. The main problem I seem to be encountering is that if I sit up straight, if I have to look down at my hands while I'm typing, it hurts my neck. I can touch type text, but when I program, I hit function keys a lot and I have to look down to get those right. (For what it's worth, I mainly program on a VAX 4000 workstation, but also sometimes on an IBM PS/2 Model 55 (using it just as a terminal to a VAX). VMS is the operating system.) I suspect that there isn't any solution to this problem other than the obvious (learn how to touch type the keypad keys), but I thought I'd ask anyway -- how do other people deal with postural problems at work? Thanks in advance. ************************************************************************* Ellen Newman | You can name your own salary here -- LCS - Library Computing Services | I call mine Fred. ewn1@psuvm.psu.edu | - taken from a Ziggy cartoon ************************************************************************
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!wupost!psuvax1!psuvm!ewn1 Organization: Penn State University Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 07:59:53 EDT From: <EWN1@psuvm.psu.edu> Message-ID: <92280.075953EWN1@psuvm.psu.edu> Newsgroups: sci.med.occupational Subject: programming and sitting up straight Lines: 17