How can the risk of keyboard injury be minimised?
Posture
- Your shoulders should be relaxed.
- Your spine should be straight or slightly curved.
- Your forearms and hands should be in a horizontal straight line.
- Your lower back should be supported by the back of your chair.
- Your thighs should be horizontal.
- Your feet should be supported.
- Your eyes should be about level with the top of your screen, or slightly above, and the screen should be about 3-4 head-widths away.
- Your keyboard should be at the right height and your wrists level.
- Your mouse should be not too far away and ideally your wrists should be supported.
Habits
- The room should have the right lighting.
- The computer screen should have a comfortable screen contrast with no glare, reflections or shadows.
- You should have regular breaks with some physical exercise.
- Work at a comfortable pace and avoid tension and stress.
- Practise Direct Reaching to break Home Keys habits you may have learned through traditional typing methods.