Corporate Strategist

I would suggest to use monitor if you are spending great deal of hours at workstation. 
 2. Get a comfy chair with external keyboard and mouse. 
 3. Setup your system according to your height 
 4. Try some wrist support, buy them online

Software Test - QA

Analyst

regular wrist stretches help! https://youtu.be/mL_Akx18sSM?si=eaPZokAvcnq8XeDI

Analyst 

I had it as well. Buy a vertical mouse. It really helps. I bought Portronics one. Cheap and useful. Been one month using it. No wrist pain now.

Software Developer

Can be cervical as well. Visit a good doctor

Business Development Manager

I have recently started getting severe wrist pain, before I used to use my laptop for just few hours but now I sit almost the whole day. I have started to get this weird feeling around my wrist and...

Welcome to Software Engineers's Private Community

I have recently started getting severe wrist pain, before I used to use my laptop for just few hours but now I sit almost the whole day. I have started to get this weird feeling around my wrist and it is genuinely irritating to deal with, I read about Carpal Tunnel but afaik it is also supposed to affect a median nerver (?) However for me only my wrists hurt (kind of just feel tight as if I am holding them in a certain position for long time), are there any solutions for this?

Hi all, solution for wrist pain?

Hi all, solution for wrist pain?- Grapevine

I realise that this is not a software Engg question, but couldn't find a separate channel to put it in. Sorry for that. 

I am looking to buy a new keyboard which is good for someone with carpal tunnel syndrome. Max i can afford is upto 10k. And it should be mechanical, as with other keyboards i feel a pain in my index finger.

If you have a keyboard recommendation which fits such criteria, please let me know. 

I looked for kinesis, but it looks like they don't sell in India

Keyboard recommendation for cts

Data Scientist

For a few days I'm facing stiff neck and shoulder pain.
Need a laptop stand to easy the pain.

Any product links will be appreciated.
Thanks

Can anyone suggest good laptop stand?

Data engineer

Hi everyone as the title suggests i hv really started facing problem in daily activites due to this. I was once a very active guy who liked walking a lot but know even standing from chair is giving pain . Just after the covid this all things hv started happening. But the problem is i am only 1 years in my tech career and recent grad of 2022. I am really worrying about my long term prospects.  I know i should be asking this to doc and ys i hv asked them i just want to know from community if u guys hv problem how are u dealing with this. I hv recently joined gym also but that isnt solving my back problem . Doctor said to avoid prolong sitting but unable to do much in it.

Backpain making my life hell

Software Engineer

Personally for me? Shifting from pandas to polars for data related tasks changed my life. Code remained similar in syntax but the systems became more performant at extracting efficiency out of the same machine. 

Using connectorx for interfacing with the postgres servers was also a gamechanging moment instead of the OG pd.read_sql_query.

Across both of these minor changes, on moderate to large datasets, we achieved a near 10x improvement in querying data + doing operations on them.

As a Software Engineer, which library or framework was a gamechanger for you?

Robotics Engineer

Is vertical mouse worth the price?

Welcome to Office Gossip's Private Community

Office chair aside, has anyone invested in things like Frido cushions, back support etc?

Anything else that makes sitting and working for long hours?

When at home, I use a high back chain with neck support, adjustable arm rests, a laptop stand to ease tension off wrists. But end up getting uncomfortable in hips when sitting for long.

Share your setup/experience

Workplace ergonomics

Product Marketing Manager

Guys, I am a software engineer and work remotely.

I am 25 years old but feel as if i am older. 

> Already facing heavy back pain, lower back pain. 
> Facial and body hairs are turning grey
> Already bald

Are these all common, or am I doing something fundamentally wrong?

How's your experience working as Software Engineer.

Any thoughts?

Health issues in mid 20's

Go to the gym 4,5 times a week. Follow a regime. Change your diet. Add a lot of protein and complex carbs. Eliminate oily junk food for 3-4 months. You will start seeing the difference.

Machine Learning Engineer

Have you tried posture corrector belts. Thinking to purchase one as I sit throughout the day in the office. Any suggestions/experience regarding this?

Founder

I am having l4-l5 annual discussion herniation which causes compression on nerves, due to this feeling numbness, burning sensation and weakness in thighs and feets.

There are other more problems, please look into MRI image below

My vitamin B12 and D 25 are good. LFT and KFT are also normal. Sugar is normal. Currently in tier 3 cities. Neurologist just give pain killers and vitamins only.

If somebody has gone through this and cured by doing exercises or anything please share.

Not able to focus on work and depressed all day, everyday due to this. 

I am sde, so sitting all day can't be avoided.

Disk herniation issue, worried

Title says it all. What have you invested on for those back pain? Please suggest / share purchase links.

What has been a good ergonomic comfy chair for that long hours of WFH?

Product Manager

Hey folks

I need to buy a chair for wfh use. 

Which is the best chair you have purchased? Or you heard good reviews from other folks like friends,family,colleague etc.?

Budget- have not given a thought yet.

Suggest best WFH Chair

I was using a regular plastic chair for a setup for quite a while and recently developed lower back pain severely limiting my mobility 😭 
Looking for decent and very comfortable office chairs up to 10k, any recommendations?
Thanks!

Suggestion for good office chairs

Product Engineer

IT job WFH
And then my own personal business. Almost 11 hrs a day on display. With 2-3hrs on break.
From 11am-12pm

I always wake up fresh. But the eye strain starts appearing from 3 pm, 
By 6 it triggers headache.

Taking a small break doesn't work unless for 1hr+
But headache comes as soon as I sit back again

Taking baths indeed helps most days
But once a week on average I end up taking paracetamol for an unbearable headache.

It is usually the back of the eyes and top of the head, sometimes the teeth muscles feels like numbing as well.

Weed works best but kills productivity 
Also I don't feel good morally being Ganjeri

I use quality anti glare glass , without the glass I can't even stare for 20 mins.

What can I do here?

Is paracetamol once a week safe on average?
Or should I hit bong ?
Is there anything else I can do to reduce it?

I visited eye doc thrice, never helped.
Specially the 20-20-20
And yes, I BLINK normal

Headache from display/eye strain

Video Game Developer

As the title says. 

I have tried many methods of dealing with procrastination to code, there is always a constant fear of not being consistent, plus programming doesn't come easy to me or rather I don't have the grit to do it. I have seen other college mates grinding their ass off to DSA, how do I go past the stage of fear of feeling dumb and procrastination? Anytime I try to sit to do anything I immediately get this wave of overwhelming anxiety, I then start scrolling on my phone to get rid of the feeling. I can't even sit properly on a chair for long - yeah call me COVID kid or something but this has been the case for years. I only manage to do work/study at the very last moment but programming isn't like that, it takes consistent efforts. Are there any methods to achieve it?

P.S. hard scolding or stern answers are also welcomed, really want to improve myself.

Hi all, solution for wrist pain?

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