Ergonomics Tips:Kneeling Ergonomic Chairs Promote Good Posture

November 18th, 2008 Shaka

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Ergonomics Tips:Kneeling Ergonomic Chairs Promote Good Posture
Kneeling ergonomic chairs are among the many choices of ergonomic office chairs. A kneeling chair places you in a modified kneeling position, and your body is supported by the seat of the chair and by your shins, which are bend under you and rest on a pad with your feet pointing backward as you lean forward.
The distribution of the body’s weight between the knees and the pelvis reduces the compression on the spine that occurs after extended periods of sitting in a standard chair. A kneeling chair also reduces tension in the lower back and legs for better workplace ergonomics.

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Ergonomics Tips:Ergonomic Seating: Take it With You

November 18th, 2008 Shaka

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Ergonomics Tips:Ergonomic Seating: Take it With You
Try to control what you sit on, whenever and wherever you can. You can’t take your exercise ball or ergonomic chair with you everywhere, so find a good portable cushion to take along so you can sit with your body in good alignment and relieve strain on your back. It’s well known that prolonged sitting puts pressure on your back.

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Ergonomics Tips:Make sure your desk is adjusted to the proper height

November 18th, 2008 Shaka

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Ergonomics Tips:Make sure your desk is adjusted to the proper height.
Desk height is a vital aspect of workspace ergonomics as proper keyboard, monitor and phone placement all depend on the height of your desk. If at all possible, determine the appropriate height for your sitting surface BEFORE assessing and adjusting your desk height. Your desk height should allow for comfortable and easy access to the various components of your workstation. Make sure you are neither hunched over nor straining yourself to perform your work activities. Remember, adjust your workspace to your needs; do not adjust your movements to your workspace.

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Ergonomics Tips:Use a wobble board as a footrest

November 18th, 2008 Shaka

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Ergonomics Tips:Use a wobble board as a footrest.
Using a footrest is another important piece of the puzzle in maintaining good health in the workplace. The advantage of using an adjustable wobble board as a footrest is that it provides an elevated platform on which to rest the legs and alleviate pressure from the back of the leg. The mobility of the wobble board also helps to eliminate stiffness from the joints and muscles in our legs. The wobble board can be more than a footrest, too: stand on it while talking on the phone. This will add an active component to your day and also enhance your balance and proprioception.

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Ergonomics Tips:Monitor Stands Can Improve Ergonomics in the Office

November 18th, 2008 Shaka

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Ergonomics Tips:Monitor Stands Can Improve Ergonomics in the Office
To position your computer monitor at the proper angle (about even with or slightly below your gaze as you look straight ahead), you may need a monitor stand to lift the monitor higher on your work surface. Stands are available in a range of shapes and sizes from suppliers of ergonomic office furniture. Remember to choose a stand that is sturdy enough for the size and weight of your monitor. Use of a monitor stand lets you keep your eyes level with your screen and reduces strain on your neck.

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Ergonomics Tips: Get Moving

November 18th, 2008 Shaka

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Ergonomics Tips: Get Moving
Try to stand up for a minute or two every half hour when working at a computer for extended periods. Walking to the water cooler or bathroom is good, but a 20-minute walk away from the workstation is even better, since it’s enough time to get your blood flowing, which will leave you feeling more relaxed.
Moving around, in addition to using an ergonomic chair or exercise ball chair, goes a long way towards easing the strain on your muscles caused by sitting at a computer workstation for extended periods of time.

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Ergonomics Tips:Try a Power Web to strengthen your hands and relieve stiffness created by repetitive motions

November 18th, 2008 Shaka

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Ergonomics Tips:Try a Power Web to strengthen your hands and relieve stiffness created by repetitive motions.
A Power Web is a very useful hand-strengthening tool that fits nicely into the work environment. This elastic resistance webbing takes up little space and can be used to strengthen and stretch the muscles of the forearm and hand. Use the Power Web every so often throughout your workday to get relief from the tension created by continuous typing and mousing. Keeping the hand and wrist strong and flexible can prevent the onset of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome as well as other repetitive strain disorders.

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Ergonomics Tips:Check Your Elbow Ergonomics

November 18th, 2008 Shaka

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Ergonomics Tips:Check Your Elbow Ergonomics
Even if you have an ergonomic desk chair, you must adjust it properly to achieve the best ergonomic seating for your physical proportions.

Use this elbow measurement to help: Sit close enough to your desk for your arms to be in line with your torso, and your elbows should be bent at a 90-degree angle when your hands are resting on your work surface, either your desk or your computer keyboard

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Ergonomics Tips:Keep Your Eyes on the Prize; the Computer Screen

November 18th, 2008 Shaka

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Ergonomics Tips:Keep Your Eyes on the Prize; the Computer Screen
Where should you position your ergonomic desk chair? When you’re sitting in your chair, your gaze should be at the center of the computer screen without straining your neck. To find this angle, sit comfortably in the chair and close your eyes. Slowly open them. Are you looking at the center of the screen? If not, raise or lower the screen or your ergonomic chair, or adjust both of them, to reduce strain on your neck.

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Ergonomics Tips:Keyboard and Mouse Trays Ensure a Neutral Typing Position

November 18th, 2008 Shaka

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Ergonomics Tips:Keyboard and Mouse Trays Ensure a Neutral Typing Position
If your office furniture doesn’t allow you to keep your hands and wrists in a neutral position while typing, consider installing keyboard and mouse trays to improve the ergonomics in your office. Some trays fit both the keyboard and mouse together on the same piece, while others consist of two side-by-side pieces. Some keyboard trays have a built-in wrist-rest as well. Another ergonomic tip: Keep your keyboard flat or tilted slightly away from you to promote a neutral position for your hands and wrists.

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