Blog · Steve Hall · 28 April 2026
Osteopathy
Workplace ergonomics for Fleet, Hook and the M3 villages
Hybrid work, kitchen tables and two-screen offices — osteopath Steve Hall on practical ergonomics for north Hampshire commuters.
The kitchen table is not a desk
Since hybrid work became normal, I see as many problems from dining chairs as from bad office chairs. A table that is too high hikes the shoulders. A laptop closed-lid-free for “just a few emails” becomes three hours.
A short checklist I actually use
Feet supported. Hips roughly level with knees. Screen at eye line. Mouse next to the keyboard, not behind a notebook. That is enough for most people. Expensive chairs help some; movement helps more.
Employers and DSE
UK Display Screen Equipment regulations still apply to employers. If your occupational health team has done a DSE assessment, bring the notes. I can work with that rather than invent a parallel universe of advice.
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