is there a proper way to sit while at the computer? or does everyone experience neck-ache no matter what?
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get one of those ergonomical chairs that make you sit right
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I work with a guy who is a computer programmer, he spends a lot of time on the computer and I noticed he recently started using a large ball, like the ones you can get to exercise with. seems to work for him.\n\nI, myself, prefer a chair with a stiff back.
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Thats because you are sitting on it and not in front of it. You need to be doing something and then you would be knowing what you are doing. Not just using your computer as a sitting stool.But could be pretty uncomfortable to sit on right?
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im starting to feel effects of it, try to use a computer screen (like a little net thing) over it, sit back, and give your eyes time to rest every hour or so. \n\n\n\nalso lcd screens are a lot better for continuous use than regular monitors. and don't sit close to the computer, try to sit a few feet back.
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I had pain in my wrist and it was resolved by getting a gel mouse pad and one for my keyboard.  It worked like a charm for me.\n\nWhen it gives me problems now (very very occaionally if I'm doing a great deal of typing or clicking) I just stretch the tendons and muscles every once in a while.\n\nAlso, learn all of the short cut keys and use your mouse as little as possible. These are the most common.\n\nESC = Close Dialog\nALT-F4 = Close Window\nALT-TAB = Switch Applications\nCTRL-TAB = Switch Windows within an Application\nCTRL-F = Find\nCTRL-H = Find and Replace (or CTRL-R)\nCTRL-S = Save\nCTRL-O = Open\nCTRL-N = New\nCTRL-C = Copy\nCTRL-X = Cut\nCTRY-V = Paste\nCTRL-Z = Undo\nCTRL-Y = Redo\nWindows-E = Explorer\nWindows-D = Show Desktop
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try setting your computer up ergonomicly correct,
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I work at least 8 hours a day in front of the computer, inside a cubicle! I am proud to say that I have been in this business (total sedentary life) for 5 years. I have no carpo-tunnel and no pain! The secret to this is : Ergonomics. If you google this word, it will give your references...you have to sit and type properly and also stretch! It's very important to take breaks and stretch your arms, back and legs. If you do this right you will not have pain, it's also important to keep hydrated. Good luck!
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is there a free clinic  near you so you can go see a doctor? i would try to do some relaxation techniques or yoga type stretches. Shoulder shrugs- raising your shoulders up and holding and releasing and bring them down and hold- as well as neck rolls with holds may help. if you cna go online maybe check out a yoga website for tips on helping neck pain. One such site is www.yogajournal.com. I just looked for you and am copying the link here: http://www.yogajournal.com/practice/529_1.cfm. \nIt begins like this: \nJudging from the complaints of my physical therapy clients, chronic neck tension is a modern American epidemic. Even the more benign consequences—the painful crick in your neck, the dull headache radiating from the back of your skull—can be mighty annoying. The more serious ones, like pinched nerves, arthritis, and damaged discs, can be debilitating. Fortunately, yoga can do wonders for neck problems while simultaneously teaching safer, healthier posture habits. But some of the poses that can help you, like Sirsasana (Headstand) and Sarvangasana (Shoulderstand), can also do harm if performed incorrectly. It's important to approach them with knowledge of proper alignment.\n\nLet's take a look at the muscles of the back of the neck. Why do they cause so much trouble, and how can we use yoga to help them function better? The primary muscles of the back of the neck are the levator scapulae, which extend from the cervical (neck) vertebrae to each inner upper scapula (shoulder blade). Lying on top of the levators and also inserting on the shoulder blades are the upper trapezius muscles, which originate on the base of the skull and the neck vertebrae. Together, these muscles lift the scapula and backbend the neck. The levators and trapezius muscles also help to turn the head and sidebend the neck.\n\nThe stress of a busy lifestyle with deadlines, difficult people, and lack of sleep certainly tightens neck and jaw muscles. A forward head posture is also a factor for many people. An average head weighs 12 to 15 pounds; when that weight sits forward of the central line of the spine, the muscles on the back of the neck have to work very hard to hold the head up against the pull of gravity. Whether due to stress or poor head-neck alignment, chronic tightness in the levator scapulae and the upper trapezius can lead to significant neck pain. As the muscles pull down on the base of the skull and upper neck, they also pull up on the scapula. All this adds up to compression on the cervical vertebra. Such tightness and compression can lead to arthritis, cause nerve pressure that makes pain radiate down the arm, and increase the likelihood of neck muscle injuries. \nHope this helps.
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Pretty Good! I've been sitting down on the computer for like forever! Who ever invented computers I love that person! lol! Hope you have a great rest of the day!\n\nYou seem like a fun person to be around! ♥
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I don't know all the factors that lead to it so I might not be right. I've had neck pain before because I kept cracking my neck. The more I did it, the more I wanted to do it becasue it felt good. Then it started hurting really bad so I stopped. Another reason, and most likely, is that you have not been getting enough water and, believe it or not, sugar. Not caffeine, you need sugar and water. If you get that headachey feeling when you get up after lying down for a while and your head hurts, then you need more sugar and water. The water should reduce your fever and if you have some vitamins it should help even more. The sugar is for your headaches. Caffeine often "battles" with your head because you try to stay up longer while your body tries to sleep. Headaches are the side-effects of coffee for sure! Sugar, as in fruit sugar and not chocolate sugar, if used as the quick energy boost and can be used to help repair and relieve pain very quickly, but it can't be stored in the body for long, so eat lots of fruit!\nSo in the end, the one thing I'm gonna prescribe to you is an orange. Eat one or two a day and you will get all teh water, vitamins, and suagr you will need. If it doesn't help, call a real doctor.
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I am glad you are having a positive experieince here. Don't sit in front of the computer too long. I can hardly control my self. It is a fun place huh? Good luck. Hope to help you sometime.
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On a lighter note...I would love to be able to answer your question, but this computer keeps hanging!!!\n\nSorry, but I couldn't resist that one! On a more serious note, there is no doubt in my mind that very little is truly understood about the electrical and / or magnetic effects of some people. I must confess that I do not suffer from such experiences, however I do know people who do.\n\nFinally, just imagine all the people who are trying to reply to you but they can't get close enough to a computer!
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no pain no gain...its supposed to hurt a little...your only in trouble when it still hurts hours after youre done exercising.\n\nfor get sit-ups...do crunches\nsit ups are rough on the lower back, especailly for beginners.\n\ncrunches....cross your arm across your chest, your hands should be on the opposite shoulder....never put hands on the back of your head, when you fatigue, you will tend to pull on your head to help yourself up and thats real bad for your neck.\n\nhook your feet under the couch on the floor(when you get strong enough, you wont hafa do this) your knees should be bent 90 degrees from you calfs and quads..using your abdominals, lift your upper body so that it is off the ground, but not sitting up all the way.  all of your back should be off the ground, not just your shoulder blades.  and relax and repeat.  remember your arms are close to your body in front of you crossed your chest.\n\n5 sets of 10-15
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Ouch! Nerve pain like that is just awful. If you haven't experienced it, you can't explain it to someone else. It is so intense! When I was in my forties, I wrenched my lumbar vertebrae helping a service man move a 300-lb. gas cylinder. I even heard it when my back went out. I went to a chiropractor, and he cleared that out in ONE visit. Until you find a way you are willing to try, use ice to reduce the inflammation. When you do that to your back, everything gets swollen up and pushed tightly together. The ice pack makes the muscles contract and open up inside so all the parts can move again. This tightening up is called "splinting," and is a natural mechanism your body uses to protect that painful place in your back. The ice pack should be kept on twenty to twenty-five minutes per hour, possibly four times during the day. You will notice it getting much easier to bear. The ice pack also tells your brain to send more blood to that area, which helps to flush all that congestion away from the sore spot. I strongly urge you to see a chiropractor. In ONE visit, you will be able to immediately find relief to a very considerable extent from what has probably been driving you up the walls. The problem with this kind of pain is that it is relentless and does not stop while you are trying to sleep at night. If you begin to miss your sleep cycle, you will get strung out, crabby and irritable, and that just adds to it. So - if you are not keen on chiropractors, go to your family doctor instead, but do not sit home, in agony and immobilized in a chair. That would be just too stressful. Call a best friend to drive you to and from, if that would help you. Reach out. I am hoping others in this column at Yahoo! Answers will also offer you ways to get better really quickly. Please accept this huge load of love and support from Chris in South Portland, Maine, U.S.A. (I am 63 years old.)
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PCs and monitors are very well shielded. You don't need to worry. The main thing to worry about is eyestrain and repetitive strain injury.\n\nMake sure that you know - and practice (!) - the basics about sitting correctly, using the keyboard and mouse correctly, using the eyes correctly and taking frequent breaks.\n\nRSI: http://eeshop.unl.edu/rsi.html\n10 Steps to good computer use: http://www.spineuniverse.com/displayarticle.php/article1410.html
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A chiropractor fixed mine. Setting down makes it worse, so avoid this. Use a lumbar pad to relieve the pressure on your back. This was about twenty years ago. Still good.
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Does sitting in front of a PC for hours typing answers to questions put by people you don't know and don't much care about sound like a normal activity to you?\n\nIf it does, then they are as normal as you.  If not, then be careful! Be very very careful!