Is Your Kids’ Smart Phone a Pain in the Neck? Question: How much does a typical head weigh? Answer: Nope it’s not 8lbs….the Jerry Maguire movie was wrong! In fact, a typical head weighs 10-15lbs,…
Tips on Working From Home If you are temporarily or newly working from home, here are some helpful tips for a better workstation set-up as well as safe working habits. #1. Chair Find a comfortable…
As I mentioned in my last post, at MoveSafe we believe that injury prevention can be encapsulated into 3 simple ideas: Prepare and Maintain the Body Prepare the Work Area and Equipment and, Healthy Movement,…
As I mentioned in my last post, at MoveSafe we believe that injury prevention can be encapsulated into 3 simple ideas: Prepare and Maintain the Body Prepare the Work Area and Equipment and, Healthy Movement,…
As ergonomists, we often receive requests from individuals in discomfort who feel that the answer to their pain is a new chair, a split keyboard, or a cool ergonomic mouse. Although there are times when…
Knee Position on Long Drives. Check your knee position when driving. Many of us turn our right foot and knee out to 2 o’clock when we drive – especially for long distances. This has the…
Is Your Cell Phone Winning? In the ongoing posture battle with your phone, watch out for dropping your head to see your phone down at elbow height. Dropping your head puts unnecessary stress on the…
Wide, Stable Base. We need a wide stable base whenever we apply force laterally. We should never have our body weight supported by a hand tool. Two examples of injuries are (1) A worker falling…
Back pain, shoulder pain, sprain, strain, and other injuries are all too common in the workplace. Healthy posture and movements are crucial to preventing these injuries and keeping your body healthy and strong from physical…
The majority of musculoskeletal injuries in the workplace can be mitigated through effective injury prevention strategies. Musculoskeletal injuries are pain in the bones, muscles, ligaments, tendons, and/or nerves and can be either acute (short-term) or…
