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Workstation Ergonomics: Fit Your Desk To You

Workstation Ergonomics: Fit Your Desk To You

Melissa Baudo2020-04-07T12:22:28-04:00August 21st, 2018|Categories: Injury Prevention Articles, Prevention Articles, Ergonomics Articles|Tags: Human?computer interaction, sitting, ergonomics, back pain, worstation, prevention, neck pain, Poor posture, Occupational safety and health, Systems psychology, Human factors and ergonomics, Computer mouse, Chair, Workstation, Musculoskeletal disorder, Carpal tunnel syndrome, Lance Cross, Human–computer interaction, Academic disciplines, Work station|

Does your desk fit you? Poor workstation ergonomics are often identified as a significant factor associated with people experiencing neck pain, low back pain and carpal tunnel syndrome. The study of ergonomics has provided a great deal of knowledge for adapting work strategies and computer workstations to decrease stress on a person’s body. The problem is that these strategies are often ignored until after a costly problem has already begun. The Three Major Risk Factors For Injury Described By The [...]

Is Sitting the New Smoking?

Is Sitting the New Smoking?

Alex Wilkins2023-12-19T16:54:29-05:00November 29th, 2017|Categories: Prevention Articles, Physical Therapists News, General Information, Wellness Articles, Physical Therapy Articles, Ergonomics Articles|Tags: Medical specialties, Cancer-related fatigue, Therapy, Physical Therapy, Karen Davis Warren, health, active, desk job, sitting, wellness, ergonomics, exercise, Medicine, Occupational safety and health, Human factors and ergonomics, Physical exercise, Manual therapy, Obesity, Lifestyles, Medical terminology, Sedentary lifestyle, Doctor of Physical Therapy|

No SEDENTARY is! Dr. James Levine, director of the Mayo Clinic at Arizona State University, coined the phrase “Sitting is the new smoking”. Studies have correlated chronic sitting with an "increased risk for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, breast cancer, kidney disease in women colon cancer in men, numerous chronic issues related to obesity, and death." This means that if you work out and eat well, but then sit all day you are still considered a sedentary person. The prolonged sitting cancels out the [...]