How Do You Rest Your Arms

Rest: Lie down. Ice: Use cold packs 20 minutes at a time. Compression: Wrap a bandage around the area for support. Elevation: Raise the hurt area (above your nose if possible).

Where should your arms rest?

To work in a neutral position, the arms and shoulders should be in a resting position. In the majority of cases (like 99.9%) this means that the arms are resting along the person’s torso – the elbow is pretty much directly under the shoulder.

Should you rest your arms on your desk?

There should be space to get your legs and any arm rests attached to the chair under the desk. … In terms of the ideal height of the desk, if you are seated with your chair correctly adjusted then your arms should be bent to 90 degrees and the desk should be set to the height of your forearms.