ergonomics
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Make Small Changes To Greatly Improve Your Physical Workspace
11:30PM Jason Fitzpatrick | Many of us spend quite a lot of time in our workplaces yet spend precious little time thinking about how that workspace is laid out. It’s time to assess the state of your workplace and improve it. More »
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Improve Your Sleep Posture
7:00AM Azadeh Ensha | We tend to apply ergonomics as it relates to our waking activities. But utilizing the right sleep posture is just as important as having the right PC posture, especially if you want to enjoy a pain-free morning and day. More »
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Loosen Up Your Writing Grip To Banish Pain
5:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | It’d be easy to argue that the reason most modern writers become fatigued quickly when handwriting is because the muscles are out of service thanks to extensive computer use. The real culprit is grip strength. More »
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Build Your Own Custom Ergnomic Desk
2:00AM The How-To Geek | Have you ever gone shopping for ergonomic desks that fit your space perfectly? Instead of paying an outrageous fee, you can roll up your sleeves and create your own. More »
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Create A Simple Standing Desk For $20
5:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Standing desks are a popular solution for alleviating the aches and pains caused by sitting hunched over all day. This creative solution creates a standing desk with little fuss and for a mere $US20. More »
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Exercises That Protect Against Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
2:00AM Kevin Purdy | World percussionist David Kuckhermann has fought problems with tendinitis and carpal tunnel syndrome in his career. He demonstrates a few hand and wrist stretches and motions that helped him ward off the desk worker’s curse. More »
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Save Your Back And Some Cash With A DIY Standing Desk
5:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | The human body hasn’t quite evolved to comfortably spend 12 hours a day hunched at a desk. If long hours are taking their toll, it’s time to get vertical and build your own standing desk. WebWorkerDaily writer Mark Hinton decided he wanted a standing desk as a workplace back-up, so he could move between sitting and standing throughout his day when his back needed a break. He opted to build his own for several reasons: he could build it the exact size and height he wanted, it was cheaper to build it himself, and he wanted a desk he could take apart easily when he was inspired to rearrange his office. The construction required only a simple 2×4 frame with a plywood top. More »
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Work More Ergonomically on the Road
11:30PM Lifehacker US Edition | Setting up an ergonomic workspace at home or at your office where you have the most control over your environment is a lot easier than when you’re travelling with your laptop and don’t know where you’ll wind up hunkering down for a work marathon. You already know how to set up a healthy work station with an ergonomic calculator, arrange your workspace for computing that’s easy on your body, and even replace your office chair with an exercise ball to help with good posture. But what about when you’re away from your home or office workstation? Mobile computing site Wi-Fi Planet offers a few tips. More »
Improve Your Vision and Reduce Eye Strain at Your Computer
8:00AM Adam Pash | Reader’s Digest rounds up 24 tips for changing your habits to improve (or stop harming) your vision, like this gem for those of us who sit in front of a computer all day: Move your computer screen to just below eye level. Your eyes will close slightly when you’re staring at the computer, minimising fluid evaporation and the risk of dry eye syndrome, says John Sheppard, M.D., who directs the ophthalmology residency program at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia. Beyond that, the article offers tons of other eye-enhancing tips, from the obvious to the obscure (roasted beets, anyone?). Easy Ways to Improve Your Vision [Reader's Digest] More »
