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    Posture Strength for Computer Users

    May 6, 2020

    How important is strengthening? A great example of how important strengthening can be is the research study that I referenced one of my posts. Click here to read more about it. The researchers had computer users complete a basic strengthening program. And the exercises were not complicated, these were simple dumbbell or theraband movements like lateral raises […]

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    Posture Strength for Computer Users

    How important is strengthening? A great example of how important strengthening can be is the research study that I referenced one of my posts. Click here to read more about it. The researchers had computer users complete a basic strengthening program. And the exercises were not complicated, these were simple dumbbell or theraband movements like lateral raises […]

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    Ergonomics from Home

    April 6, 2020

    During the Covid-19 pandemic, many of us have had to make a sudden shift from the office to our home environment. I have been getting questions about setting up a workstation at home. Have a look at the latest video to get some tips. Enjoy!

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    Ergonomics from Home

    During the Covid-19 pandemic, many of us have had to make a sudden shift from the office to our home environment. I have been getting questions about setting up a workstation at home. Have a look at the latest video to get some tips. Enjoy!

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    Office Stretches

    April 6, 2020

    I could show a bunch of pictures but I made a video instead. If you get sick of hearing my voice, just mute it and follow along anyway. Enjoy! <!– –>

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    Office Stretches

    I could show a bunch of pictures but I made a video instead. If you get sick of hearing my voice, just mute it and follow along anyway. Enjoy! <!– –>

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    Remote Ergonomic Assessments

    March 19, 2020

    Remote Assessments This post is being written during the Covid19 pandemic where many people are working from home. I won’t try to ‘sell’ you on how great a remote assessment is because there are challenges to completing a solid ergonomic assessment without being there in person. However, it is important to make sure you are […]

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    Remote Ergonomic Assessments

    Remote Assessments This post is being written during the Covid19 pandemic where many people are working from home. I won’t try to ‘sell’ you on how great a remote assessment is because there are challenges to completing a solid ergonomic assessment without being there in person. However, it is important to make sure you are […]

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    Neck Pain – Stretch or Strengthen?

    November 13, 2019

    What should we be emphasizing? We are constantly telling computer users to change positions, move around, walk to the copier, stand when talking on the phone and stretch when you have a minute. We have reminders on our phone, software and apps that remind us to do all of these things. I make it a […]

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    Neck Pain – Stretch or Strengthen?

    What should we be emphasizing? We are constantly telling computer users to change positions, move around, walk to the copier, stand when talking on the phone and stretch when you have a minute. We have reminders on our phone, software and apps that remind us to do all of these things. I make it a […]

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    Pain and Computer Use

    February 18, 2019

    Where do you get the most discomfort when you’re working at your computer?  Obviously, it’s going to be different from one person to the next and depend on a number of factors like how your workstation is set up, past injuries, etc. But there are trends that I see when I’m doing assessments and the […]

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    Pain and Computer Use

    Where do you get the most discomfort when you’re working at your computer?  Obviously, it’s going to be different from one person to the next and depend on a number of factors like how your workstation is set up, past injuries, etc. But there are trends that I see when I’m doing assessments and the […]

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    Injury is a process – not an event

    August 7, 2017

    I often hear people describe their back injury as a minor movement like picking up a pencil off the floor or ‘turning the wrong way’.  Sound familiar?  It’s happened to me more than once. The reason for this is simple: A back injury is a process, not an event.  In many cases, a back injury […]

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    Injury is a process – not an event

    I often hear people describe their back injury as a minor movement like picking up a pencil off the floor or ‘turning the wrong way’.  Sound familiar?  It’s happened to me more than once. The reason for this is simple: A back injury is a process, not an event.  In many cases, a back injury […]

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    Does changing your workstation really help? Part 2

    August 3, 2017

     In part 1 we looked the surprising conclusion that has resulted from reviewing thousands of studies about office ergonomics: ‘There is NO evidence that making workstation adjustments ALONE will help prevent repetitive strain injuries’ (Dennerlein, 2010).  This conclusion does not mean we should ignore the diagrams of the ‘perfect posture’, but it does help us […]

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    Does changing your workstation really help? Part 2

     In part 1 we looked the surprising conclusion that has resulted from reviewing thousands of studies about office ergonomics: ‘There is NO evidence that making workstation adjustments ALONE will help prevent repetitive strain injuries’ (Dennerlein, 2010).  This conclusion does not mean we should ignore the diagrams of the ‘perfect posture’, but it does help us […]

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    Does changing your workstation really help? Part 1

    August 1, 2017

    If you google ‘office ergonomics’ you will find hundreds of pictures like the ones above.  It illustrates a ‘perfect’ setup of a typical office workstation: keyboard at elbow height, forearms supported, foot rest, monitor just below eye level, etc.  This type of set-up is considered the best because it keeps our posture neutral, which is […]

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    Does changing your workstation really help? Part 1

    If you google ‘office ergonomics’ you will find hundreds of pictures like the ones above.  It illustrates a ‘perfect’ setup of a typical office workstation: keyboard at elbow height, forearms supported, foot rest, monitor just below eye level, etc.  This type of set-up is considered the best because it keeps our posture neutral, which is […]

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