| Ergonomics is a term dating only as far back as | | | | comes work-related injuries and other |
| the 1940s. It well describes the science of | | | | stresses.Think office-related injuries are a joke? |
| adapting work and working conditions to suit the | | | | Think again. The 5 main injury sites for an office |
| worker instead of the other way around - the | | | | worker include the neck, shoulders, lower back, |
| worker adapting to the machine.One of the most | | | | wrist and yes, the ankles and legs. If pain is |
| interesting things about the science of ergonomics | | | | impeding your ability to go to work - that affects |
| (or perhaps the most frustrating) is the fact that | | | | your weekly paycheck which in turn, affects your |
| all individuals are of different height, weight, arms | | | | creditors, which in turn affects your whole family's |
| and hand size, etc. People have so many different | | | | lifestyle.That's why office furniture manufacturers |
| dimensions that the combinations are practically | | | | have stepped in to offer more ergonomically |
| endless. So ergonomics can be seen as a sort of | | | | correct chairs and workspace equipment for a |
| an ongoing convoluted puzzle with missing | | | | healthier work environment.Aeron chairs were |
| pieces.With the immense expansion in the use of | | | | designed for long-term seating for computer |
| computers and associated equipment in the | | | | work, general office work, and casual or formal |
| workplace comes the need for less injury and | | | | meetings by using the principles of ergonomics to |
| stress to the workers themselves. The long hours | | | | minimize back pressure and strain on all areas of |
| many of us spend interacting with our office | | | | the torso.Reggie Andersen is a home business |
| equipment affect us in many ways - and not | | | | office advocate. He recommends persistence and |
| always in a positive way.Unfortunately, gone is the | | | | a healthy work environment including a strict |
| physical variety in our work tasks, as almost all | | | | schedule, good ethics and comfort. |
| we need is within reach at our desk. And thus | | | | |