Poor Hand Posture Results In Shoulder Pain

Most of the job holders and computer users will experience shoulder pain.

Shoulder pain is due to the tension in the muscles that lift the shoulders and support the neck.

Poor posture is the main cause of shoulder pain. Some of the principle causes are:

• Poor arm support
• Working by keeping your hands away from your body
• Pain in the neck muscles
• Forward leaning
• Sitting too low
• Improper chair height
• Desk or keyboard tray too high
• Poor typing techniques
• No elbow supports

If your armrests are too high you will be raising your shoulders up and creating pain. Due to the tendency to lean side with armrest too low may also create pain in the elbows and lunar nerves.

Moving and clicking your mouse frequently when it is too far away can create shoulder pain.

Sitting too low can cause continuous contraction of the shoulder lifting muscles. This causes disturbance in the flow of blood which in turn leads to more contraction, and the muscles spam and cause pain.

Adjust your chair armrest height. Adjust your armrest so that your shoulders are completely relaxed and elbow rest comfortably on armrests.

Use a shorter footrest, ergonomic keyboard without the right hand numeric keypad or a mouse that is placed at the center of the body. A keyboard with the numeric keypad on the left is also useful.

Eliminate your chair armrests altogether. You may experience strain on the neck and shoulder muscles due to the straight armrest that hit the edge of your desk [Ergonomic Desk]. This type of armrest prevents you from getting close to the keyboard.

Keep your elbows close to the sides of your body. This will reduce the strain on the muscles and relieves you from pain.

Position the keyboard lower than elbow and some distance away from the computer user, tilting the head downward at the monitor and supporting the weight of the arms can lower the risk of shoulder symptoms and disorders.