I have to read A LOT and my back and neck hurt.What is the most ergonomic way to read?

Question: I just started grad school and have to read for hours and hours every day. I don't like sitting at the table while reading. I went to a school for children with back pains, and we used to read and write in classes while laying on the stomach, with a "triangle" underneath the chest so that chest and shoulders were elevated and we could write . Have any one heard of any devices that will allow me to read while laying down and yet be back pain-conscious? What's the most ergonomic way to read for long periods of time? Thanks!!!

Answers:
At home u can shift between bed and table .
At school - try excersising ... Yoga is a good way to deal with such problems and there are specific poses that deals with Neck Back Pain

http://www.abc-of-yoga.com/yoga-and-health/yoga-for-neck-and-upper-back.asp

is a good one.. buy yoga books or download it from net

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Read with your arms up enough to have the book at eye level or almost eye level.

Anyone in marching band would know this helps.

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lie down on your back with your feet up, and the book on your chest area.

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