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Ergonomics: Topics of Interest

Ergonomics: Topics of Interest

It’s been just over one year since I started the ergolife blog to help people manage and prevent the pain and injury that result from long hours spent on computers and hand held devices.  This partial summary of ergonomic topics covered in the past year can...
The True Cost of an Ergonomic Injury

The True Cost of an Ergonomic Injury

The Cost of Reaction vs. Prevention Clients who call for an ergonomics risk assessment have often experienced recurring episodes of pain. Sometimes it’s acute back pain that has cost them a week or more of work, on more than one occasion. In between those...
Yoga: A Vital Part of your Corporate Health and Wellness Strategy

Yoga: A Vital Part of your Corporate Health and Wellness Strategy

After enjoying a personal yoga practice for more than ten years, I recently became a Certified Yoga Instructor through a Yoga Alliance affiliated school in Jerusalem. I want to share the benefits of yoga because I believe that taking time to invest in your own health...
Sit-Stand Workstation: Varidesk Product Review

Sit-Stand Workstation: Varidesk Product Review

Much has been promised in terms of the long term health benefits of standing workstations including increased longevity and an end to obesity, type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Is standing at work really the key to better health and productivity or is it...
6 Tips to Introduce Movement at Work and Increase Creativity

6 Tips to Introduce Movement at Work and Increase Creativity

Sitting for extended periods isn’t only bad for your health.  It’s bad for morale. It’s bad for concentration. It’s bad for productivity. Recently, Stanford University Researchers found that walking enhances creating thinking, after as well as...
10 Hilarious Cartoons About Ergonomics

10 Hilarious Cartoons About Ergonomics

Just because we are serious about ergonomics doesn’t mean we can’t approach the subject with a sense of humor. Has mainstream media got carried away with ergonomics? With all important trends in health and wellness, some people tend to invest too much...