Ergo Tips from Details

Computer Support Tools

Dueling monitors: If you use two monitors throughout the day position the one you use most often closer to you.
Take a rest from your wrist rest...: A wrist rest can alleviate contact stress from hard or sharp surfaces while working at the computer.
Elevate yourself to a comfortable level...: The first step in arranging your workstation is to adjust your chair.
Not All Keyboard Platforms Are Alike...: Workstation configuration and body characteristics can be limiting factors when it comes to keyboard platform selection.
Heads Up...: If you frequently refer to documents while working on the computer avoid placing them flat on the worksurface.
Positive About Negative Tilt...?: Research shows that typing is more comfortable when the keyboard is angled backwards in a "negative tilt."
As Low As It Goes...: If you wear bifocals while operating a computer consider your relation to your monitor.
Keep A Straight Head...: Your monitor should be positioned directly in front of you during computer work. However, space constraints ofter result in the monitor being pushed to the side or into the corner.

Organizational Worktools

Don't do the twist...: Bending and twisting in your chair can result in neck, shoulder or back pain.
A Paperless Society...?: The computer was designed to free us from paper proliferation. Instead we collect more than ever.

Task Lighting

Are You Working in the Dark...?: Many computer users turn off their lights in overly lit offices to avoid eyestrain and headaches.
A Glaring Error...: If you experience headaches or eyestrain at the computer you may want to check for glare.

Height Adjustables

Dueling monitors: If you use two monitors throughout the day position the one you use most often closer to you.
Keeping your focus: Eye muscles, just like other muscles, get tired when held in a static posture.
A flick of the wrist: Moving your mouse with a back-and-forth wrist movement, often known as "windshield wiping", increases risk of pain and injury to that area.
Keep it moving: Sitting still may be proper demeanor for schoolchildren but it is inadvisable for computer workers.
Don't be so edgy: You may find yourself on the edge of your seat during a horror movie. But sitting on the edge of your chair while working while working on the computer places strain on back muscles and ligaments.
Avoid the "tuck": Workers who lean forward when using the computer often find their feet drift back to rest on the chair base.
What is ergonomics?: Ergonomics examines a worker's relationship to work, work tools and the work environment.
Office Ergo-cises--Part 4...: These periodic stretches can improve your body's circulation, reduce tension and help relieve the kind of muscle stress that can build up when working at the same position for long periods of time.
Office Ergo-cises--Part 3...: These periodic stretches can improve your body's circulation, reduce tension and help relieve the kind of muscle stress that can build up when working at the same position for long periods of time.
Office Ergo-cises--Part 2...: These periodic stretches can improve your body's circulation, reduce tension and help relieve the kind of muscle stress that can build up when working at the same position for long periods of time.
Office Ergo-cises--Part 1...: These periodic stretches can improve your body's circulation, reduce tension and help relieve the kind of muscle stress that can build up when working at the same position for long periods of time.
Take a rest from your wrist rest...: A wrist rest can alleviate contact stress from hard or sharp surfaces while working at the computer.
Don't shrug off good posture...: Occasionally shrugging your shoulders during computer work can help stretch muscles and increase blood flow.
Don't be narrow minded about your work surface...: The recommended distance to the monitor is 18-30". Anything close may result in eyestrain from overfocusing.
Don't stick your neck out...: Taking risks is common in business. But don't do it with your posture.
Tips for lugging your laptop...: The portability of laptops has enhanced versatility in the way we work.
Office hypnosis...: Studies show that computer workers blink less while viewing their monitor than when reading or even watching TV.
Taking the "lap" out of laptop...: Working with a laptop perched on your lap may place the keyboard at a comfortable height but it can wreak havoc on your neck.
The Worksurface is the Wrong Surface...: for your laptop, that is. You need to get your laptop to the right viewing height.
Getting a leg up...: Computer workers frequently shift into awkward positions, such as sitting on one leg, in an attempt to get more comfortable.
Elevate yourself to a comfortable level...: The first step in arranging your workstation is to adjust your chair.
Don't do the twist...: Bending and twisting in your chair can result in neck, shoulder or back pain.
Don't Sit So Close To The Tube...: It can ruin your eyes. Remember when your mother told you this after hours of watching TV? Today it also applies to your computer monitor.
Not All Keyboard Platforms Are Alike...: Workstation configuration and body characteristics can be limiting factors when it comes to keyboard platform selection.
Avoiding Leg Lock...: Workstations are getting smaller. There is less room for storage.
Heads Up...: If you frequently refer to documents while working on the computer avoid placing them flat on the worksurface.
Are You Working in the Dark...?: Many computer users turn off their lights in overly lit offices to avoid eyestrain and headaches.
Staying Neutral...: Keeping your body's joints in a mid-range of motion while working at the computer is known as "neutral posture."
Positive About Negative Tilt...?: Research shows that typing is more comfortable when the keyboard is angled backwards in a "negative tilt."
A Paperless Society...?: The computer was designed to free us from paper proliferation. Instead we collect more than ever.
As Low As It Goes...: If you wear bifocals while operating a computer consider your relation to your monitor.
Your Head Is Not A Bowling Ball...: but it weighs about as much--anywhere from 10-14 pounds.
Your Dominant Eye...: Everyone knows their dominant hand, but few know their dominant eye.
A Glaring Error...: If you experience headaches or eyestrain at the computer you may want to check for glare.
Keep A Straight Head...: Your monitor should be positioned directly in front of you during computer work. However, space constraints ofter result in the monitor being pushed to the side or into the corner.

Special Markets

Dueling monitors: If you use two monitors throughout the day position the one you use most often closer to you.
Take a rest from your wrist rest...: A wrist rest can alleviate contact stress from hard or sharp surfaces while working at the computer.
Elevate yourself to a comfortable level...: The first step in arranging your workstation is to adjust your chair.
Not All Keyboard Platforms Are Alike...: Workstation configuration and body characteristics can be limiting factors when it comes to keyboard platform selection.
Heads Up...: If you frequently refer to documents while working on the computer avoid placing them flat on the worksurface.
Positive About Negative Tilt...?: Research shows that typing is more comfortable when the keyboard is angled backwards in a "negative tilt."
As Low As It Goes...: If you wear bifocals while operating a computer consider your relation to your monitor.
Keep A Straight Head...: Your monitor should be positioned directly in front of you during computer work. However, space constraints ofter result in the monitor being pushed to the side or into the corner.

Sound Masking

Sound Advice: Noise. NOISE! It's often overlooked as an ergonomic issue.