Archives: 2008 April

There are many computer ergonomics that can help ease the pain from a repetitive stress injury.  The first thing is for you to purchase a new ergonomic keyboard.  You can get ergonomic keyboards that are split in the middle for a more comfortable hand position or you can get a keyboard with a raised bottom […]

Ergonomics is the study of how the body works in different situations. By figuring out the many ways that the body can be injured, ergonomics can help companies find ways to decrease the amount of injuries suffered at the workplace each day. People who are injured on the job cost the company money through lost […]

The effects of RSI on children can be long lasting, and in some cases, permanent. Children are using the computer more and more these days for entertainment and for homework. This can cause children to have swollen hands, fingers, neck, and back problems that will cause a child to sit incorrectly for long periods of […]

Completing the same task over and over so stress affects the part of the body used causes repetitive strain injury. An example of this is using a screwdriver, if you keep using the screwdriver without a break, you feel your wrist become restricted and you feel pain, you may also experience the loss of movement, […]

It’s been the computer age for awhile now, and that’s why words like “repetitive stress injury” and “carpal tunnel syndrome” are a part of our everyday lexicon now. Most families use a computer at least for some reason every day. This could be for work, for school homework, checking e-mail, surfing the Internet, instant messaging […]

Do you suffer from pain in your arms, upper back, neck, shoulders, wrists, or hands? Do you sit at a desk day in and day out? Do you stand on your feet all day and it takes a toll on your body? If so, then you could be suffering from RSI, but what is RSI? […]

Once upon a time there was a young man aged twenty-three years, he worked in a warehouse for a large supermarket chain. The position he had was called a warehouse operative and his role was to take pallets of goods and place them in the required cages so the goods went to the stores. Some […]

I make my living as a freelance writer. Most of the time, I love my job because I can work from home, be my own boss, and exert control over nearly every aspect of career. One drawback, however, is that I now suffer from various physical ailments directly related to spending 12 hours per day […]

You may or may not have heard of repetitive motion disorder. This is when you continually do something hour after hour, day after day, and it starts to take a toll on your body in some way. One of the most common conditions concerns typists and folks who punch away at a keyboard day in […]

What do you do for a living? This can pose certain hazards on your body and mind whether you’re aware of it or not. I feel bad for my neighbor who works in the automotive business. Actually he does body work on cars. I would have never known this has such a poor effect on […]