Every generation of humanity has had its’ physical challenges related to their work environment. In the pre-industrial age the major physical effects of work had to do with agriculture and farming. In the industrialized age there was the threat of injury related to machinery and exposure to industrial toxins.

In the age of computer technology the threat relates to desk job health. This monograph will be focused upon how to stay healthy at a desk job

Although you may think that a “desk job” is the healthiest way to work, there are several threats even in that type of work environment. The threats are primarily related to disuse phenomena or poor body kinetics. Kinetics is the study of human motion and position.

The human body is optimally designed to be in motion. Sitting at a desk all day is contrary to the design of the human body and results in predictable disuse injuries. Fortunately, these disuse injuries are preventable with a little pre-planning.

There are essentially 3 main categories of disuse that can occur: Spinal disuse injuries from poor spinal alignment, Joint disuse injuries, and disuse of the circulatory system. Let’s look at each category and see if we cannot initiate some measures to reduce the likelihood of injury.