Abstract
Student everyday work is unthinkable without the use of a computer. The human body has several systems that allow it to adapt its posture to the environment. The present study examines the posture that students maintain when working with computers. The purpose of the study is to determine how many hours a day students majoring in rehabilitation work with a computer. Are they familiar with the correct ergonomic posture while implementing these activities. Methods: For the purposes of this analysis, 72 people were interviewed. The sample was determined in accordance with the accessibility of the participants involved. The survey includes first, second and third year students majoring in specialty “Rehabilitator” at the Medical College "Yordanka Filaretova", Medical University - Sofia. The study is conducted in the last week of April 2020. The results of this survey show that 95% of respondents do not use a specialized program to monitor the duration of work with a computer. Only 2% do not have computers and all use mobile phones. Conclusion: The stay of students in front of computers that are used for different purposes has been significantly increased. This is a serious precondition for systemic hypodynamics, posture disorders and visual analyser overloading.
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