Today we’re always on the go, especially since more and more people are in a hybrid remote working arrangement than ever before. That also means you’re likely lugging your laptop around and experts are now saying it could actually be hurting you. Veuer’s Tony spitz has the details.
00:00Today we're always on the go, especially since more and more people are in a hybrid work arrangement than ever before.
00:05That likely means you're also lugging your laptop around, and experts are now saying it could actually be hurting you.
00:11Lead athletic trainer at Tulane Institute of Sports Medicine, Patrick Maloney, tells HuffPost,
00:15If you're carrying your laptop with one hand, especially if it's open and you're using it, that's a great way to get to Corvin's syndrome, or what they describe as tendinitis in your wrist.
00:24Telling HuffPost, quote, If you're working for 8 hours a day, and you're in between meetings carrying your laptop around, that's a lot of steps that you're doing holding 3 or 4 pounds of levered weight on your wrist.
00:34Maloney recommends either using two hands, or better yet, tucking it under your arm like a book.
00:39However, you should also be persnickety when choosing a laptop bag, and be conscious of its weight as well.
00:44Experts with Saratoga Spine say a backpack is the best way to transport one of these devices.
00:49But if you have no other choice than a messenger-style bag, switch shoulders often.
00:52They also recommend never carrying more than 10% of your body weight, meaning if you weigh 150 pounds, your bag should never weigh more than 15.
