Posted by JenStar on August 9, 2004, at 20:37:39
In reply to Diabetes question again, posted by Dinah on August 8, 2004, at 15:37:31
hi Dinah,
does your company have a nurse or ergonomist on staff? If so, they might be able to recommend exercises to help, or ways to rearrange your office for maximal foot-comfort.I have one of those tilt-angle footrests that another poster mentioned; you can set it to different hights and angles and it's VERY comfy! You might also bring in one of those vibrating foot massagers and stick it under your desk. It's high enough to function as an impromptu footrest for short periods of time, and a periodic massage -- even on the bottoms of the feet -- might stimulate circulation.
Even something like increasing water intake during the day might help. Drinking more water means more pee breaks, which means more getting up and walking, which might hopefully lead to less foot distress.
Could you set a timer that rings once every hour so that you can take a 5-min walk break? I had CTD problems a while back, and the ergonomist at work made it clear that I *had* to exercise religiously for 5 min every hour, no matter how busy I was, or how many meetings I had to attend. Luckily my office was extremely supportive of such things. I hope yours is too.
JenStar
PS - if you DO raise your desk, just be careful to keep your arms/wrists in a neutral position while typing! I say this because I developed a wrist CDT and it was horrible, horrible, horrible. I never want anyone to go thru that! Do you have a reticulating keyboard tray? That itself can tilt and move at different angles to support you if you raise/lower yourself. Those are great to help maintain the correct ergonomic posture while typing.
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