Ergonomics + shoulder pain

[Adam Taylor]

wacom tablet and pen is a must have. Since getting mine i have never had a pain in the wrist again..which is good because thats the reason i got it over three years ago.

Adam Taylor
Video Editor/Audio Mixer/ Compositor/Motion GFX/Barista
Character Options Ltd
Oldham, UK

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[Kai Cheong]

I get a nice ergo chair at work – though it’s a little big/tall and I’m a little bit small/not so tall. So I’ve improvised with a small footstool though most of the time, I sit with my legs stretched out, perched on an improvised footrest.

Agree with the rest on the need to stretch once you feel a little stiff – even with a simple reaching up above your head with both arms as you remain in your seat. Really helps to realign things.

The other thing I do is go to the gym once a week on weekends [not much energy left on a workday]. As much as I would like to have a ‘beach bod’, it’s more important for me to have strong core/back – so that’s what I focus on. Back > Biceps when you’re sitting down 8-12 hours a day.

In fact, I should get going to the gym now 😉

Kai
FCP Editor / Producer with Intuitive Films
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[Shannon Bedford]

A follow up on the shoulder pain I mentioned. . .
I had an ergonomic assesment done, and as well as the expected postural & chair adjustment problems, the guy worked out where the aching left shoulder came from.
When I use my right hand for mouse work, I habitually lean on my left elbow, hand on chin. I do it ALL the time and had never noticed. I’ve been pushing my arm bone hard up into my shoulder socket for long periods. No wonder it aches.
Don’t know how I am going to break this habit. Maybe a sharp drawing-pin under the elbow will do it!

Wishing everyone an ache free ergonomically correct Christmas!

S Bedford, Western Australia

[William Wallace]

It is very comforting to know that I am not the only one suffering from this. I first experienced this a few years back after editing a feature many months. It is almost exactly the same type of pain in the same part of the shoulder. It got so bad that I went to a chiropractor for a couple of months and it got the pain to a manageable level. It has recently returned and I am mostly just treating it with Ibuprofen (800mg) but have noticed just how poor my posture is.

I am now entering a new full time gig as Senior Editor and I am going into this job with ergonomics in mind. I am considering a stand up work station and the height of the monitors.

I wish the best in taking care of yourself while doing the editing grind.