This document discusses the impacts of technology use on the body, including the eyes, neck, wrists, and back, and provides recommendations to address these impacts. It recommends setting the computer monitor to the correct height, using an ergonomic workstation, taking breaks, and using corrective eyewear. It also discusses using a standing desk, keeping the wrists straight, resting the eyes regularly, and adjusting screen brightness and font size to reduce eye strain.

1. Technology its impact on the body
Eyes
Neck
Wrists
Back
and what you can do about it

2. “For every inch of Forward Head Posture, it can increase the
weight of the head on the spine by an additional 10 pounds.” -
Kapandji, Physiology of Joints, Vol. 3

3. A few things in your power
1. Set your monitor to the correct height
2. Use a reasonable work station
3. Know when to stop
4. Have the correct eyewear

4. Sit up straight
Don’t twist!

5. Tablet supports
All kinds of table easels
Make your own

6. Standing Desks.
Make sure it is adjustable for your height
Same rules apply to monitor height as they did for sitting

7. http://ninjastandingdesk.com/index.html
Ninja Standing Desk
Make sure the screen shelf
can be adjusted to your eye level
2 shelf $160
3 shelf $220

8. Your wrists should always be straight.
Ergonomic keyboards might not be a fit for you

9. My eyes! My eyes!! My Neck! My Neck!!
Don’t use bifocals
Invest in computer glasses

10. Be kind to your eyes. Rest them often
look away from your computer at least every 20 minutes
gaze at a distant object (at least 20 feet away) for at least
20 seconds.

11. Position your computer screen 20 to 24 inches from your eyes.
The center of your screen should be about 10 to 15 degrees
below your eyes.

12. Change font size.
It should be three times the smallest size
That you can read from your normal viewing position
that you can read from your normal viewing position.
Better A
Better B
Adjust your browser and/or email’s text size
They are all look through the menus or do a Google search.

13. • Eliminate exterior light – close the drapes
• Reduce interior lighting - use fewer light bulbs and/or use
lower intensity bulbs.
• position your computer monitor or screen so windows are
to the side, instead of in front or behind it.
• Avoid fluorescent lights. If this is not possible, replace
fluorescent tubes with "full spectrum" fluorescent bulbs