How to set up 2 monitors and a laptop ergonimically

How to set up 2 monitors and a laptop.

We decided to shoot some videos of how to properly adjust your monitors. We have been getting a lot of people who not only have two monitors but also have a laptop

Everyday someone walks into our clinic with neck pain, we demonstrate good postures ( your best posture is your next posture), and discuss ergonomics. They feel great after they leave, they feel good when they do their exercises but after a couple of days at work their discomfort starts to come back.

One hour sessions are great, we get a lot done but if you're staring a screen, or two, or three, for 40 hours a week we can only do so much in the clinic.

In case you cant play it with the sound on. Ill summarize it below.
1) Start with the feet, make sure they are on the floor.
2) Elbow rests should be adjusted so there is no tension in the shoulders
3) Hands should fall on the keyboard and mouse, which should be closer to the edge of the table.
4) Two monitors need to be at a 5-10 degree angle so they both face you.
5) Farther than an arms length away so you can see both monitors
6) Laptop goes on a stand, align with the bottom edge of the monitors.

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[deenababie]

Thank you for the explanations of why it needs to be done this way.

[mysticallavish]

Omg i really needed to see this to set up my 3 monitors, thank you!

[amandagardner]

If you are spending a lot of time in one document on one screen, you should be facing that monitor straight on, not split between the two larger ones. I was in PT for months because of the slight head turn 6+ hours a day

[Robuilds_]

Is there a way to make my laptop the “monitor” and my iMac the main computer? I don’t have space for an extra monitor but I do have my laptop screen.

[ronaldsanchez]

What would recommendation be for this set up: laptop, portrait monitor, and landscape monitor. Where the laptop and landscape monitors are used equally? I have my laptop on a stand, landscape monitor on the right, portrait monitor on the left. This feels off. Thoughts?

[chriswu]

What if your desk is not big enough to have your laptop on a stand?

[uhavemooface]

Never once talking about the desk and what the measurements of the desk is for the two monitor set up.

[dolphin]

What am I watch how to sit on a chair with monitors in front of me ?? Lol