Understanding Musculoskeletal Disorders in Computer Workers: Prevention and Management Strategies
- Julian Simpson
- Sep 27
- 2 min read
Understanding Musculoskeletal Disorders in Computer Workers: Prevention and Management Strategies
Musculoskeletal Disorders refer to degenerative and inflammatory diseases that impact the muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, peripheral nerves, and supporting blood vessels
Academic jobs require constant computer use, including typing, reading, writing manuscripts for publication and sitting, which increases the risk of musculoskeletal problems. Computer use is widely perceived as a new risk factor for MSDs15. MSD is very common among computer user office worker
The most affected areas where:
Lower back, neck, upper back, and shoulder were the most affected body parts,
The Least affected areas are:
The hip/thigh, ankle, knee, elbow and wrist/hand
What you can do !
10 000 steps a day
150 minutes of exercise a week
Take regular breaks on the computer desk
Do your upper cross and lower cross exercises - speak to our team for advice
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Demissie B, Mekonnen GB, Aytenew TM. Musculoskeletal disorders among computer user workers in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Sci Rep. 2025 Jul 24;15(1):26858. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-96470-0. PMID: 40702114; PMCID: PMC12287276.
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