Research review: MSK absenteeism and ergonomics
What Are Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs)? Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) encompass a wide range of conditions affecting the muscles, nerves, tendons, joints, cartilage, and spinal discs. These can result from injuries or chronic disorders related to work activities. Examples of MSDs include: Sprains, strains, and tears Back pain Carpal tunnel syndroms MSDs are often associated with high […]
Sitting Versus Standing At Your Desk – Which Is Best For You?
We’ve outlined the Pros and Cons of sitting and standing at your desk, first let’s take a look at sitting; Pros Support and Stability – Sitting provides a stable and consistent base of support for tasks that require fine motor skills such as typing, drawing or detailed writing. Reduction of fatigue – Prolonged standing can […]
The Benefits Of A Physio-Led Ergonomics Assessment Team
Elevate Your Company’s Performance with Spectrum Health: Discover the Benefits of Our Physiotherapy-Led Ergonomic Assessments In the competitive landscape of today’s business world, ensuring that your team operates at their best is crucial. Poor ergonomics can lead to discomfort, reduced productivity, and increased absenteeism. That’s where Spectrum Health’s physiotherapy-led ergonomic assessments come into play. Our […]
Ergonomics at Work – Sitting Or Standing Desks
Latest research demonstrates that a combination of sitting and standing at work greatly reduces the incidence of musculo-skeletal discomfort. The bottom line is postural variation at work is much better for the body and creates fewer painful areas.
Workplace Posture and Ergonomics
Poor workplace posture is a major cause of back pain, workplace stress and can lead to repetitive strain injuries. This can result in poor employee health and low morale which will ultimately lead onto reduced productivity, lost time and higher business costs. Chartered Physiotherapist, Eimear Fox discusses the ins and outs of posture and ergonomics
Are You Sitting Comfortably? 4 Tips To Prevent Office Related Back Pain
Everyone suffering from back pain has the exact same move- one hand behind your back, shoulders arched and a look on your face that screams pure discomfort. Why does the worst pain on the human body have to be in such an awkward place?To help you avoid this terrible affliction we’ve put together 4 tips from our team of expert physios that will help prevent back pain before it even begins.
Workplace Posture
If you spend hours on end sitting, you should make sure you’re doing it right. If not, you could be causing yourself a lot of harm.
How Can I Improve My Posture Working From Home?
We’ve all faced challenges whilst working from home, not least where to set up our workstation and ensuring it suits our bodies. Creaky necks and achy lower backs are common in our clinics these days and, as always, prevention is better than cure.
Why Ergonomics Assessments Aren’t Simply a One-Time Thing
Busting the Myth: Why Ergonomics Assessments Aren’t Simply a One-Time Thing Author: Michael Lindesay MSc Physiotherapy, BSc Kinesiology, RMT, Ergonomist The Purpose of Ergonomics: More than Just Comfort The main goal of ergonomics is to prevent injuries, reduce time away from work, and to enhance productivity and efficiency. While many believe a once-off assessment sufficiently optimises […]
Ergonomics – what are my responsibilities and obligations as an employer?
As an employer, your health and safety obligations are covered under the Safety, Health, and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007. With office staff, or staff who use display screens as a significant part of their normal working day, your obligations are laid out in Chapter 5 of part 2: Display Screen Equipment. https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2007/si/299/made/en/print#part2-chap5 […]
Symptoms, Causes and Treatment of Bad Posture
Physiotherapist Sinéad Treacy talks about bad posture and how it can be treated. This a very common problem which can be successfully treated in most cases.
