ABSTRACT
The Information technology has been the bane of contention in the present scenario and has been an inevitable part of thelife of every citizen in the society. With the improvement in communication, it has brought many health related problems andone among them is the backache. The main aim of the study was to examine the association between the stature, posture andwork-station Ergonomics in Information Technology Professionals. One hundred IT professional who had more than 3 yearsof work experience aged between 20-30 years were surveyed. The anthropometric and workstation measurement werestature, height of tabletop, angle of backrest, position of knees, sitting posture, presence or absence of footrest. The resultsshowed that persons with height of less than 163 cm (21%) and more than 170 cm (72%) suffered backache. Butprofessionals with a height range of 164-169 cm suffered 7% due to many factors. It was concluded that a table top of 75 cmwas recommended to persons with all heights which may greatly reduce the risk of backache in the IT professionals.