I want to tell you a story about a friend of mine, Piper, that had never participated in an ergonomic evaluation of his computer workstation. He was the type of guy that always had things figured out. He was most comfortable on his lawn chair or the couch. I would describe him as the lounger in style. He was attached to his "rolling couch" executive leather chair with a tall back and fixed armrests. He had a tall footrest which was actually an ottoman. For the average person observing Piper looked quite comfortable and would never suspect the ergonomic risks lurking underneath the hood of his 65 year old body. His wife is always reminding him, "you work at your desk about a 10% of the time." In actuality, I suspect it is more like 5% but no one is counting because it's great that he is frequently shifting positions throughout the day and for the most part keeping his back against the back of the chair, however, that's not enough. Piper started to notice that his right dominant wrist was aching after about half hour of typing and using the mouse. He also noticed some issues with his lower back that wasn't going away. He started working out doing some cardio a bit more often and even went to a chiropractor for a couple of visits. Ironically, it was the chiropractor that asked about his ergonomic setup and recommended consulting with a specialist. Piper called Ergobility a local ergonomics company that sends ergonomic specialists to your home to assist with an ergonomic assessment including how to increase comfort, reduce ergonomic risks and associated pain while working at a computer workstation. The specialist was able to quickly find solutions and convincingly helped Piper with suggestions that has helped him ever since. I look around and see many individuals just like Piper with an unideal workstation at home and left wondering why they have pain each day. They always put it off and seek treatment rather than prevention as a first resort and don't understand the value of computer ergonomics. Just by taking a few steps early on can help. Even without a professional, you can self-evaluate and self-help. Just don't skimp on the equipment and if you want to save money by ensuring it's the best equipment for your money, hire a specialist with years of experience by calling Ergobility today. We have local ergonomic specialists that are great at what they do.