Ergonomic Accessories Buying Guide

Often caused by poor screen positioning, awkward posture, or working for long periods without changing position.

The position of your screen is often the biggest contributing factor to a stiff neck. When your monitor or laptop screen is too low, your head naturally tilts forwards. Although this movement may seem small, even a slight forward head posture increases the load on the muscles of the neck and shoulders. Over time, this can lead to fatigue, muscle tension and discomfort.

Screens set too high cause the opposite problem. If you find yourself tilting your head back to see clearly, your screen may be positioned above a comfortable viewing angle. This is especially common among varifocal or bifocal wearers, as they naturally look through the lower portion of their lenses and often benefit from positioning the screen slightly lower than standard guidance suggests.

Poorly positioned paperwork, excessive reaching for a mouse, or working in the same position for long periods can also place unnecessary strain on the upper body. Staying in any single position for too long, even a good one, allows tension to build, so regular movement is just as important as good posture.

The aim of good ergonomics is to keep your head balanced comfortably over your shoulders while ensuring everything you use regularly is within easy reach.

Often caused by repetitive movements, poor positioning of the keyboard or mouse, awkward wrist angles, or excessive grip force.

Your hands perform thousands of repetitive movements every day. While each movement is small, the cumulative effect can place considerable strain on the muscles, tendons and joints of the hands, wrists and forearms.

The same principle applies to handwriting. Gripping a pen too tightly, or compensating for hand fatigue by angling it awkwardly, places repeated strain on the same small muscles and tendons in the fingers and thumb — contributing to the same RSI and carpal tunnel-related discomfort caused by poor keyboard and mouse positioning. Pen shape matters more here than most people realise: a design that supports the finger, rather than relying on pinch strength to hold the pen in place, can meaningfully reduce that effort over a long writing session.

Choosing input devices that encourage more natural hand positions can often reduce unnecessary strain while improving comfort.

Some ergonomic products look very different from conventional office equipment. These short videos explain the ergonomic principles behind their design and show how they help reduce arm, hand and wrist strain:

Lower back discomfort is one of the most common reasons people seek ergonomic advice. While the causes vary from person to person, improving your workstation setup and working posture can often provide significant relief.

The cause is not always as straightforward as replacing one chair with another or adding a lumbar cushion.

Your lower back naturally has a gentle inward curve (lumbar curve) that helps support the spine. When your chair is poorly adjusted, your desk is too high or too low, or your feet are left unsupported, your pelvis can rotate backwards (known as the posterior pelvic tilt) causing the spine to lose its natural alignment. Over time, this places additional strain on the muscles and supporting tissues of the lower back.

Prolonged sitting without changing position can make matters worse. Even with an excellent chair, remaining static for long periods reduces circulation, increases muscle fatigue and places continuous pressure on the spine. In many cases, lower back discomfort is the result of several small issues working together rather than one major problem. Good ergonomics is about creating a balanced workstation that supports your body while encouraging regular movement throughout the day.

Depending on your workstation and individual needs, the following accessories may help improve comfort and support.

Leg and foot discomfort is one of the most overlooked areas of workstation ergonomics, often dismissed as an unavoidable part of a long working day. In most cases, a few adjustments to your setup, or the right accessory, can make a meaningful difference to comfort and circulation.

Ideally, your feet should rest flat on the floor, with your hips level with, or very slightly above, your knees. When your chair is too high, your desk cannot be adjusted appropriately, or your feet are left dangling, increased pressure can develop beneath the thighs. Over time, this may contribute to discomfort in the legs, reduced circulation, and unnecessary strain throughout the lower body.

Whether this is straightforward to fix depends on your desk as much as your chair. On a fixed-height desk your chair has to be raised or lowered to bring your hands to a suitable working height for that surface. If you’re on the shorter side and the desk sits high, raising your chair to reach it can leave your feet dangling. A footrest solves this. On a sit-stand (electric height-adjustable) desk, the same problem can usually be resolved at the source: the desk can be lowered to meet a correctly adjusted chair, so your feet stay on the floor without extra equipment.

Some people also experience discomfort from remaining in the same seated position for prolonged periods. Even with a well-configured workstation, regular movement throughout the day remains essential for comfort and wellbeing.

Not all leg or foot discomfort originates at the workstation, though. Circulatory or venous conditions, previous surgery, and other mechanical or medical issues can all contribute independently of how well your desk and chair are set up. In these cases, workstation adjustments alone may not fully resolve the discomfort, and it’s worth discussing persistent symptoms with a medical professional. Elevating or supporting the legs can still help ease pressure and improve circulation alongside any medical treatment.

Some of these accessories solve a genuine limitation in the workstation itself, such as a fixed-height desk that can’t be lowered to meet you. Others provide additional support once your workstation is already well configured, or address needs a workstation adjustment can’t fully resolve on its own.

Not sure how sitting and standing are meant to fit together across a working day? This short video explains why an anti-fatigue mat is important for micro-movements and the “3 S’s” rule for using a sit-stand desk.

Laptops are designed for portability, not prolonged workstation use. Unlike a desktop computer, the screen and keyboard are permanently attached to one another, making it impossible to position both perfectly at the same time.

For comfortable typing, your keyboard should sit around elbow height with your shoulders relaxed and your wrists in a neutral position. For comfortable viewing, the screen should sit much higher, with the top of the display at or slightly below eye level. A laptop can’t achieve both positions at the same time.

If you position the keyboard comfortably, you’ll find yourself looking down at the screen. If you raise the screen, the keyboard rises with it, forcing your shoulders upwards and your wrists into a less natural typing position.

If your laptop forms part of your everyday workstation, these accessories can help create a more ergonomic setup.

Multiple monitors are common among developers, financial analysts, data analysts, designers, video editors, photo editors and many other professionals who regularly work across multiple applications or documents.

The ergonomic problem is not the number of monitors. It is how often you use each one, where each screen sits, and how far your head, neck and eyes must move to view them.

Multiple monitors can make it easier to manage complex workflows, compare documents, analyse data, or work across several applications simultaneously. Unless they’re positioned correctly, they can encourage awkward postures that place unnecessary strain on the neck, shoulders and back.

If one monitor is used most of the time, it should sit directly in front of you, with secondary screens arranged around it according to how often they are used. Differences in height, size and distance can create additional strain. If one monitor sits higher or lower than the others, your eyes and neck must repeatedly adjust between viewing positions. Mismatched monitor sizes can cause the same problem. Even when the tops of the screens are aligned, the centre of a smaller display may sit at a very different height from the centre of a larger one.

The aim is to keep your primary viewing area directly in front of you while minimising unnecessary head movement, shoulder rotation and repeated refocusing.

Our range includes single and dual monitor arms, gas-assisted arms, wall-mounted and ceiling-mounted solutions, toolbar-mounted rails and laptop holders, allowing you to create a setup tailored to the way you work.

Some ergonomic products look very different from conventional office equipment. These short videos explain the ergonomic principles behind their design and show how they help reduce arm, hand and wrist strain:

Many jobs still involve working with paper alongside a computer screen. Writers, legal professionals, accountants, administrators, students, researchers to name a few and anyone reviewing reports, forms or handwritten notes may spend hours moving between documents and a monitor throughout the day.Lower back discomfort is one of the most common reasons people seek ergonomic advice. While the causes vary from person to person, improving your workstation setup and working posture can often provide significant relief.

Reading from paper introduces a challenge that purely digital work does not: your attention constantly moves between different working surfaces. When documents are placed flat on the desk, this often means repeatedly looking down, leaning forwards, or turning your head between paperwork and your monitor. Over time, these small movements can contribute to neck, shoulder and back discomfort.

The problem is not limited to posture. If your documents sit at a different distance from your screen, your eyes must continually refocus as you move between them. This can contribute to visual fatigue, particularly during prolonged periods of concentrated work.

Handwriting presents a similar challenge. Writing on a flat surface often encourages the head to bend forwards and the wrist to work at an awkward angle, especially during lengthy note-taking or form-filling tasks.

The aim of good ergonomics is to position documents where they can be viewed comfortably, while reducing unnecessary head movement, eye refocusing and awkward wrist positions.

Depending on your workstation and individual needs, the following accessories may help improve comfort and support.

Limited workspace isn’t always caused by the same thing. For some people, the challenge is physical space: a small desk, a shared workspace, or a home office squeezed into a corner of the house. For others, the issue is functional clutter: monitors, laptops, paperwork, docking stations, chargers and other equipment all competing for the same working area.

Home working environments in particular often mean sharing a small desk, table or corner of a room. Even a naturally tidy person can find their available workspace shrinking as equipment and everyday items accumulate over time. Sometimes, clutter builds up for more practical reasons. Documents are left visible as reminders, chargers stay permanently connected, and everyday items gradually find a permanent home on the desk because there is nowhere else to put them.

Regardless of the cause, the ergonomic problem is usually the same: valuable workspace disappears, forcing keyboards, mice, monitors, paperwork and other equipment out of their ideal positions. This can lead to unnecessary reaching, twisting, and poor posture.

Good workstation design is about giving everything a proper place so the items you use most remain within comfortable reach.

Some of these accessories solve a genuine limitation in the workstation itself, such as a fixed-height desk that can’t be lowered to meet you. Others provide additional support once your workstation is already well configured, or address needs a workstation adjustment can’t fully resolve on its own.

Hybrid working has become part of everyday life for many people. While the flexibility of working across multiple locations offers many benefits, it also presents unique ergonomic challenges.

Unlike a permanent office workstation, hybrid workers often move between different desks, meeting rooms, home offices, shared workspaces, and client sites. As a result, posture, equipment, and workstation setup can vary considerably from one location to another. It’s common to find yourself working from a dining table one day, a hot desk the next, and a fully equipped office later in the week.

Hybrid work also adds a physical burden that a fixed workstation doesn’t: getting there. A laptop bag carried on one shoulder, or a poorly supported seat on a train or in a car, can add strain before you’ve even sat down to work.

Maintaining good ergonomics in these changing environments is about more than just what happens once you sit down. Portable accessories can help recreate a comfortable workstation wherever you land, but getting there matters too — a well-designed bag or trolley reduces the strain of carrying equipment between locations, while portable posture and lumbar support can help on a train, in a car, or in whatever seating you find once you arrive.

If you regularly work across multiple locations, the following accessories can help you stay comfortable and productive.