Taking frequent breaks is more important than what you during them. Do you work at your computer all day and then try to balance it out with a visit to the gym twice a week and a bike ride on weekends? You are not lowering your ergonomic risk – your lifestyle...
It’s a legitimate question. We’ve all heard the saying, “sitting is the new smoking”. And we’ve seen the people in high tech move to thousand dollar standing desks. But the truth is, just replacing sitting with standing isn’t going to help you much. Why? Because it’s...
In this post, I’d like to share with you the abc’s of Ergonomics. The best way to do this is to answer two of the questions I get asked most often by my clients. Let’s start with the obvious question: What does an ergonomics consultant do? In the best case scenario,...
Ergonomics: Not Just Human Factors Engineering Abie is more than a dog walker. He is a pack leader and local celebrity. He even looks a little like John Travolta. He walks with a swagger and says that this is because one of his legs is shorter than...
Those of us who had a good laugh at Randy Newman’s hilarious song “Short People Have No Reason To Live” know that being short isn’t so bad. My family is short. For us, airline travel is ghastly, but possible. We never have to duck our heads when passing through a...
Lori is an occupational therapist and she knows a lot more about seating and ergonomics than you and me. She works with clients in power and regular wheelchairs. Her job is to customize and adjust seating to help them avoid pain, discomfort and probably even pressure...
My house guest is a recently graduated kinesiology student. Four days after arriving in Israel, he is still sore from squeezing his 1.90 plus meter frame into an airplane seat for 12 hours. He is very aware of what happens to his posture when he tightens up. If you...
EFFICIENT AND ERGONOMICALLY CORRECT Traveling provides a wonderful opportunity to observe the way different cultures solve the challenges of workstation design and postures. In India many people sit on the ground cross-legged. Sitting cross-legged develops openness...
Slumping forward in a position common to laptop users stresses your lower spine at least 85 per cent more than standing. The chart illustrating A.L. Nachemson’s 1976 study on the difference in pressure ( as a percentage) on the discs of your lower spine in...
If you spend a lot of time at the computer, you probably feel tension in your shoulders and upper back. A few simple stretches outlined below by Ingrid Aria E-RYT and Jerusalem based therapeutic yoga teacher can help to reduce strain in the neck, shoulders and upper...
Contributing Author: Ingrid Aria After chronic pain, back pain is the number two reason people from western countries visit the doctor annually. Although ergonomists might claim that the pain is the result of sitting, standing and bending incorrectly for many hours...
HIS WHOLE LIFE IS SPORTS My nephew discovered his athletic prowess in the army. He has chosen a career of imparting his athletic values to others. He is leading the lifestyle of a professional athlete, a point which he returned to over and over again during our...
1. Never, Ever Do Stupid Stuff Like This! We’ve all seen it at weddings, but if you’re carrying someone on your shoulders, make sure he weighs less than you do. Your shoulders will thank you and so will your knees. 2. Replace Your Running Shoes Before The Soles Wear...
Sitting is bad. Maintaining a static position might be worse. A sit-stand workstation is intended to allow you to shift positions all day, every day. This is what a sit-stand workstation with brand name equipment looks like. The monitor riser moves up and down like...
Make sure your legs fit under your desk. If your desk has shelves or clutter underneath it, you are not able to get close enough to your keyboard and mouse without reaching. Reaching for your keyboard and mouse will cause you shoulder and arm pain. If you can’t get...
As the headline implies, the subject of the candid shot at left is a member of my own family. Because I find the photo so embarrassing I decided to hide the wearer’s identity, but I hope it’s not giving away too much information to say it’s somebody whose shoes I...
Awareness of Violence Against Women These two photos are not from the Gay Pride Parade. They are from Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, an annual international march to raise awareness about men’s sexual violence against women. High heels represent violence against women?...
Increasing your awareness of correct positioning at the laptop might be the single most signifi-cant thing you can do to relieve pain and reduce your risk of musculoskeletal injury.Therefore, positioning at the laptop is going to be a frequent topic in this blog. If...
What do the two Rajasthani men (pictured above) and my son-in-law (below) have in common? If you think it’s their ability to do the Asian squat better than you and me, you’re only partially correct. What they also have in common is that they are barefoot or in...
Forty minutes into my waiting time at the supermarket checkout on a recent Thursday night, I hit the jackpot. Suddenly, I’m not wasting my time, I’m working. I’m doing a product review. The woman ahead of me in line is practicing Apos Therapy. Unlike me, she...
I have been helping people to sit and move comfortably since 1998. I am always looking for ways to help people improve their relationships with their bodies.
I have been helping people to sit and move comfortably since 1998. I am always looking for ways to help people improve their relationships with their bodies.