The importance of ergonomic postures and principles, and the workplace exercises that support them, are self evident once the initial stages of the ergonomics improvement program has begun. This was covered in our previous workplace ergonomics and injury prevention article where the process of assessment and benefits of an ergonomic program were discussed. Using examples […]

Our working lives seem to lengthen with each generation, and consequently the relevance of workplace ergonomics is becoming more apparent. This is especially so as an increasingly sedentary lifestyle is becoming harder to avoid. Sure life has been made easier with technology but the downside is that a lack of opportunity to exert ourselves at […]

Living and working in this century will have seen us spending more and more time sitting at the computer, whether it is part of our work, studying or even leisure time. An unfortunate consequence of spending long periods of time doing this is that it can cause pain in a number of areas including the […]