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Times of India
07 April 2010
By Aditi Guha

Long hours at work, stressed days & sleepless nights… with urbanisation comes in a whole lot of problems that the exec faces. A sneak peek into some of the ways out…
Keying the Pain Off
You are a leader. But you are not Jack Welch. You are yet to spell out the 25 magic mantras that could help you and your team build a winning enterprise!

But you could still lead from the front. At work, you could spearhead the latest mantra, a wellness drive, and sit back to enjoy the reaps. After all, the professional world believes in saying Yes Boss!

You could begin this way. Do not slouch in front of the desktop or lie in bed working on the laptop. All may not be hunky dory as you develop the risk of posture–related problems. You end up with back pain. You shoo it off as a sleeping defect for you are too busy to take meet the physician. Now, that could spell danger for a busy corporate like you.

Prolonged work at the computer could lead to chronic nerve problems damaging your back, neck, shoulders or wrists. And you wouldn’t be alone in this.

Too much computer, too many problems:
The result could be this:
If you think this is all, hold on! There’s more coming… If you think a hot and cold bath may ease your pain after a day’s work, you could be just a little too naïve. You could also be in danger of developing pain and numbness in the fingers, wrists or arms. So much so, till you get affected by something as severe as the carpal tunnel syndrome.

But where lies the defect? “It is wrong posture that is to blame,” says neuro surgeon Dr Gautam Gangopadhyay.

So, key it up well
Press it the wrong way and end up with:
The way out:
“Adjust the height of the chair to 15–16 inches such that it is parallel to the floor. The back should be firmly supported and angled at 120°,” says orthopaedic surgeon Dr Santosh Dutta.

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