How To Set Up The Monitor To Avoid Wrong Posture, Back Pain Neck-pain Postures and Eyestrain? Our ultimate objective is to maintain a neutral body position while sitting and working. A neutral body position allows for a relaxed position and the natural alignment of body joints. Adjusting furniture height and placement of computer workstation accessories to reduce bending and stretching will reduce stress, strain, and minimize the risk of injury. This applies first and foremost to your monitor . The ideal viewing height is to have your eyes level with an imaginary line across the screen, about 2"-3" below the top of the monitor. If your screen is too low, you'll find yourself tilting your head forward to view the monitor (a common cause of neck pain). If it's too high, you may have to tilt your head back, leading to neck and shoulder pain - and increasing the likelihood of glare from overhead lights (a common cause of headaches). The usual stand pro...