Workstation Considerations: Chiropractic Care and Repetitive Stress

Back in 1991 when I first earned my license tonegative effects of Postural Stress that was
practice chiropractic, I was of the mindset thataccumulating in these patients secondary to
my typical patient would have complaints of lowcomputer work.
back pain, neck pain or headaches. By the midThe study of workstation ergonomics tells us that
1990s I was a chiropractor in San Diego with anthe objects that we use most often should be
office full of people suffering from Repetitivelocated closest to your body and accessed easily,
Stress Injuries like Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.without awkward body positions or movements.
Instead of my original expectations of having anRepeated reaching or prolonged fixed postures
office full of patients with typical cases of lowthat involve leaning forward from your chair are
back pain, I was studying ergonomics andstressful and fatiguing.
spending the bulk of my time unraveling the