Is it considered dangerous to your health to work at a desktop computer for 8-12 hours per day?

MyAlias

Carpal tunnel syndrome. Back stress. Eye stress. Neck stress. Brain stress. Lack of exercise. Creeping-ass syndrome (widening of the hind-quarters from flattening). Jun 19 06, 4:50 PM

zbeckabee

Computer use can be hazardous to your health. The culprit is your computer monitor, or VDT- the television-like device that shows what your computer is doing. The principal risks of using VDTs come from the static-electric and low-frequency electric and magnetic fields generated by the terminals circuitry. http://csucub.csuchico.edu/pubs/PubFld/98mag/research/popcorn.html Jun 19 06, 5:01 PM

Baloo55th

If you don't take the required breaks, yes. All those listed by MyAlias, and eye strain and more. I must lower the position of my monitor - but where do I put the single drawer filing cabinet (cabinet?) that it sits on? Jun 19 06, 5:53 PM

Babba06

Screen covers are available that decrease the harm to a person's eyes from staring at the monitor. Jun 19 06, 9:38 PM

MyAlias

Screen covers may change the frequency of the light and waves emitted from a CRT (non flat-panel), but screens do not change the focal point(which stresses the lens muscles), nor does it change the "fixation" factor. The result of staring in one area (small at that) for extended hours. Screens are useless in todays world. Jun 19 06, 9:54 PM

Arpeggionist

Anything can be dangerous if you do it straight for 8-12 hours, except possibly sleep. Jun 20 06, 1:18 AM

Baloo55th

Even sleep can be dangerous, if you are in the wrong place... Jun 20 06, 1:35 PM

wliiafan

Repetitive Stress Syndrome can develope. Jun 20 06, 1:53 PM

quidditch123

I think it ups your yearly personal background radiation doses. Jun 20 06, 10:19 PM

MyAlias

Radiation has not been a factor in CRT's for a long time. Jun 20 06, 10:35 PM

zbeckabee

Don't forget that not everyone is running a brand new 2006 system. Jun 21 06, 6:02 PM

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