Working for long hours in bed or any soft surface where there is no proper back support may have negative effects, according to Susan Hallbeck, Director of Health Care System Engineering at Mayo Clinic.
The effects are said to be as simple as a headache and as worse as permanent body damage, like the stiffness of the back, arthritis, or cervical pain.
Working in bed also affects productivity and sleeping habits. According to Rachel Salas, Sleep Expert at John Hopkins University, when people read or send emails in bed, the mind begins to disassociate the bed as a place for sleeping, causing increased possibility for insomnia and other sleeping disorders.
The Sleep Experts at John Hopkins recommend the practice of "Sleep Hygiene", or associating the bed for sleep, not for work.
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