Does your work keep you tied to the computer? Or too much time spent blogging? Cornell University Ergonomics Web offers several resources to help prevent back, wrist, or eyestrain. They offer a pictorial guide to setting up workstation components to prevent injuries and to ensure comfort while you work or play at the computer. They also have a “where it hurts” ergonomic guide that offers suggestions to address any discomfort or pain that you might experience.
For another pictorial guide, try OSHA’s computer workstation ergonomics e-tool, including a handy one-page workstation set-up and purchasing guide checklist. And Healthy Computing’s office ergonomics offers set-up tips, a buyer’s guide, and a variety of other resources, including a list of office exercises and stretches you can do at your seat to relieve stress in your back, eyes, wrists, hands, neck, and shoulders.
Tags: carpal tunnel, ergomomics, repetitive stress, typing, workstation design