Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave Pro Ergonomic Keyboard and Mouse is one of the best ergonomic keyboards in the market today. It competes against the Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Keyboard for Business. It is mainly used for typing jobs, with its secondary use for gaming functions. It has different features which are mentioned below. Features Unique Innovative…
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The Good Posture Guide
If you have a job that entails sitting for long periods of time in the same position, you could easily develop back problems. Office workers are particularly vulnerable to such problems. To help prevent any such back problems we have produced an effective guide to sitting correctly. Guide to correct sitting posture 1. When sitting,…
7 Cool Reasons to Use a Proper Office Chair at Home
More than 80 percent of us will suffer from a bad back at one time or another in our life. This is caused by the way that we adjust our bodies to the lifestyles that we lead. For those of us who spend much of our working lives on a computer, a bad back can…
What Is Ergonomics, and Why Should You Care?
Before you go chair shopping, make sure you know what “ergonomic” really means. There are a lot of chairs on the market that claim to be ergonomic but aren’t. These days, it’s kind of a buzzword that marketing folks throw on a product description. To help you buy a quality ergonomic chair, let’s first take…
What Is Good Posture
Posture/placement is the position you hold your body when lying down, sitting or standing. Good posture is the proper placement of body parts that are supported by the appropriate number of muscle tension against gravity. In the absence of posture and the correct amount of muscles supporting you, you would fall to the ground. What…
Apply These 10 Secret Techniques To Improve Your Posture
Today, there is an increase in people who face back and neck problems as a result of the posture most of us maintain seated behind our office desks. Such situations lead to lagging behind in productiveness as this may cause severe health issues such as arthritis, higher risks of injury or poor muscle health. To…
How To Correct Forward Head Posture
Improper head posture is mostly known to be associated with issues such as improper breathing, numbness in the hands and arms, chronic pain and even pinched nerves. The main cause of this problem is the extra inch that your head extends while trying to take the abnormal posture. This results in the neck having an…
The Benefits of Taking Breaks Throughout Your Computing Day
When you’re writing your bestselling novel, pounding out code, or raiding a dungeon in World of Warcraft (hey, we don’t judge here), it’s easy to sit at the computer for hours on end, barely moving more than your fingers and eyes. You might not think that such an innocuous position as “sitting” could be detrimental…
Before You Buy an Ergonomic Keyboard… Is Your Typing Style Causing Your Pain?
I’ve had several ergonomic keyboards over the years, some costing as much as $300, eep. An ergonomic keyboard was actually the first thing I tried when I started having hand problems. (Yeah, I’m one of those folks who never thought of anything ergonomic until after I started having pain.) I’ve since learned (several keyboards later)…
A Diagram of What Your Workstation Should Look Like
Whether you’re trying to fight off repetitive stress injuries, headaches, back- and neck-aches, or you just want to feel more comfortable at your workstation, there are a few things you can do. Set up your chair and desk so the following criteria are met: place your monitor 18″ – 22″ from your body (about an…
Fixing Eyestrain
Eyestrain, often caused by long hours staring at a computer monitor, can lead to headaches, double vision, burning and tightness in the eyes, and other symptoms, depending on the person. How do you avoid eyestrain, you ask? An article called “Eyestrain Basics” from Office Ergo offers some good information. They cover glare, contrast from light…
Ergonomic Tips for the Home Office
Decking out your home office with the latest ergonomic gear? Here are a few tips on what to look for from a book called Home Office Solutions: Creating the Space That Works for You (with comments inserted from yours truly): Buy the best office chair you can afford (I have to agree with this one;…