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Motorized Keyboard To Stop Carpal Tunnel
An enterprising chiropractor has found a way to make typing even easier on your wrists.
Smartfish Technologies is building the brainchild of Jack Atzmon who dreamed up this better mousetrap.
His keyboard includes motors that subtley shift the keyboard’s angle throughout the day effectively eliminating the risk of RSIs, carpal tunnel syndrome specifically, associated with keyboarding… They [...]
How To Use Wrist Brace For Controlling Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
Is wrist brace always used when using a keyboard to control or prevent carpal tunnel syndrome? The simple answer is – a wrist brace should not be used continuously throughout the day and night.
While helpful for controlling pain from carpal tunnel syndrome or tendinitis, wrist braces worn all the time can cause weakness and [...]
Laptop Ergonomics For Mobile Professionals
The New Year is a great time to get yourself organized and make virtuous resolutions.
It’s also as good as any to face an unpleasant fact: Your notebook is not your friend. Yes, it helps you be productive.
But here’s what happens when you’re using a laptop on the road: You tilt your neck down to look [...]
When Your Laptop Is A Big Pain In The Neck
Sales of laptop computers passed desktops in the U.S. for the first time ever this fall, according to market-research firm IDC. That’s bad news for backs, necks and shoulders.
“Laptops are inherently unergonomic – unless you’re 2 feet tall,” says physician Norman J. Marcus, a muscle-pain specialist in New York City.
When you work at a computer, [...]
Orbita Mouse To Lower Hand Strain On The User
The soon-to-be-released Orbita Mouse is designed to change the way pointing devices are used, while bringing ergonomic benefits.
The Orbita Mouse, designed by Cyber E Sport company, is a new take on the mostly unchanging mouse that promises to lower hand-strain on the user and offer an easier and more intuitive way to scroll.
The circular mouse [...]
Choosing The Right Laptop Computer Desk
Computer desks have many features in common.
They are designed to hold a computer and all of its various components, like a scanner, monitor, and keyboard.
These desks have storage, shelves, and compartments.
They have an opening in the back for the wires to escape from so that they can be plugged into the outlets easily.
Many are made [...]
Amazing Home Office Setups
Ever feel envious of another person’s office setup? Well, it’s very common.
You walk into a well-equipped ergonomic office, with advanced technology and all the fancy office fixins’.
The office owner has clearly taken full advantage of office ergonomics and proudly displays a comfortable chair, a large LCD monitor set at the perfect adjustment in its monitor [...]
Decrease Overhead Costs By Reducing Workplace Injuries
Workplace injuries continue to be a major concern for businesses, both large and small.
According to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, more than 4 million non-fatal injuries and illnesses occur each year.
These injuries account for approximately $20 billion in workers’ compensation costs per year.
In addition to the direct costs associated with workers’ compensation, there are [...]
How To Stay Healthy In The Computer Era?
Let’s begin your quest to stay healthy and fit in the computer era by addressing your foundation.
Unless you have a health condition that makes it difficult to sit for a long period of time, your foundation while working on the computer is likely your pelvis.
Your pelvis serves as a base for your spinal column, which [...]
Top 5 Health Problems Caused By Computer Use
In the world today computers run rampant. Everyone has something, ranging anywhere from a laptop to a desktop or a cell phone.
Technology is taking over. With technology come health problems, just like with cars. If someone drives a car all day long (like taxi drivers) they could have some serious back problems.
If some one is [...]
