Since the dotcom boom, an increasing part of the workforce spends its workday typing or clicking. While computers have improved by leaps and bounds, their ergonomic features have not progressed in any ...

Ergonomics is the science that focuses on equipment design at workplaces with a view to reduce fatigue and discomfort in workers by improving working conditions. Ergonomics is the science that shapes ...

Ergonomic programs that include administrative and engineering controls can help to ensure safe nurse-computer interactions in the clinical setting. The following information can be used when ...

According to the NHS nearly eight million working days are lost each year because of back pain or other MSDs (Musculoskeletal Disorders). For small business owners creating a safe working environment ...

At least 70 percent of America's 30 million elementary school students use computers, according to a recent New York Times article. As a result of this increased usage, doctors of chiropractic are ...

For years, using a laptop meant putting up with an undersized screen, a puny hard drive, and an anemic processor. Not anymore. Today’s PowerBooks and iBooks are powerful enough to be used as everyday ...

Table 1 summarizes literature about general workstation design, as well as ergonomic recommendations for equipment placement and usage. The literature reviewed comes from professional nursing ...