Is it so watching computer continuously is injurious for health?

India
July 25, 2009 2:56am CST
Hi All, Due my routine job of working at home like mylot, blogging and some PTC's, I am sitting in front of computer 5-6 hours continuously and after that 2 hours break. And again 4-5 hours continuously. This will cause any problems to me. Help me out.
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@Capsicum (1444)
• United States
25 Jul 09
My daughter has severe neck problems from being at PC at work all day. I don't know what effects it has on the eye's ,but I would imagine over time it will hurt them too... Wow you better use that two hr. break to get out and smell the roses. Stretching will help your body.
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• India
25 Jul 09
No I dont think so as I spend more than 12 hours in front of computers & more than 3 hours in internet. Now adys all works one have to do in front of computers & everyone is habituated with it. And most importantly any kind of work we do some sort of injury whether physical or mental or pshycological is associated with it. So just forget it & enjoy your time in net..Happy mylotting...
• Lubbock, Texas
25 Jul 09
You need to take a break every 20 minutes or so and "stretch" your eyes and your shoulders and your back. How soon and how drastically the hours in front of the computer effect your health depends on how active you are when you're not in front of the computer. 4 or 5 hours straight on the computer can give you "mouse wrist" severe damage to the shoulder and neck muscles, and may permanently damage your vision. At least the modern computers don't emit radiation so that's one good thing.
@jshekhar (1562)
• India
25 Jul 09
Hello friend, I read it somewhere that after every 20 minutes you have to take a break from staring at the computer screen and even after that, doctors do not recommend sitting in front of a computer for more than an hour or so every day. having said all that, I have been in front of a computer for about 5-6 hours daily for the last three years and I do not face any problems related to my vision as yet.
• India
25 Jul 09
yeah!! watching computer continously makes us lazy backache headache eye strains!! many more!!!
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