Sometimes surgery is necessary if these measures aren't enough. Repetitive motion injuries are on the increase. Disability claims for these injuries have more than doubled in the last 10 years. In many cases, computers are the culprits. And chairs without lumbar support can cause back pain.
Misplaced monitors can bring on eyestrain and stiff necks.
Keep your wrists straight when typing. Make sure your fingers are lower than your wrists and don't rest the heels of your hands on the keyboard. Buy a wrist rest for your keyboard to keep your wrists higher than the keyboard. Drop and tip your keyboard or try one of the new ergonomic keyboards. Do not hold an object in the same position for a long time.