Preventing Workplace Injury
If you haven’t given much thought to the way your office’s workstations are set up, it may be time to explore the basics of ergonomics. Good ergonomics play an important role in keeping your workers...
View ArticleErgonomics Matters
You may think ergonomics is simply about the way your office’s workstations are set up, but don’t be tempted to minimize its importance. The science of ergonomics, which seeks to design the workplace...
View ArticleStand in the Place Where You Work
Attention, desk-bound workers: This video’s for you. Continuing the series of videos from the American Physical Therapy Association’s Move Forward campaign, designed to get sedentary workers moving...
View ArticleWatch and Learn: Easy Ergonomics
Muscle tension, headaches, aching back, body stiffness … No, we’re not talking flu symptoms. These are just some of the problems that can arise from bad ergonomics. When you’re focused on such...
View ArticleBack Pain is Bad for Business
Pain. Even the word sounds … well, painful. And if you’ve ever experienced back pain, whether from an injury or simply from the day-to-day strain of life as a non-sedentary person, you know it’s not...
View ArticleThe Wellness Topic You Might Be Missing
You spend lots of time and effort trying to create an environment focused on workplace wellness, and we commend you for a job well done! But, in case your plate isn’t quite overflowing just yet,...
View ArticleHow Headaches Harm Your Business
Working when you’re in pain is hardly working at all. That’s a concern both for the employees who are trying to tough it out instead of calling in sick with “just a headache” and the employers who need...
View ArticlePainful Problems with Easy Fixes
When many people think “workplace safety,” they picture slips, trips, and falls. If it were so simple, safety training would consist of little more than “Be careful.” Take ergonomics, for example. This...
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