Office Ergonomics

It is possible that you do not have your office equipment optimally adjusted.

It is common for many workers to spend over 2000 hours a year at their desk so even a small maladjustment has the potential over time to lead to physical discomfort and pain. Having the correct equipment properly arranged and adjusted is critical to your long-term wellness.

• How to set up your office equipment
• Ideal sitting position at your desk
• Ideal position at your sit-stand desk
• Office chair recommendations
• Break reminder App for Windows
• Break Reminder App for your iPhone: From the iPhone App Store, download "StandUp! The Work Break Timer"
• Sit-Stand Ratio: "The Ideal Work Pattern"(by Dr. Alan Hedge, Cornell University)
• Four Tips for Setting Up Multiple Monitors
• Mobile Device Ergonomics Tips
• Workplace Ergonomics

• "When to replace your office chair"
• "Typing with Clawed Hands"
• "You have been sitting at your desk all wrong" (video)
• "Standing at work and progression of carotid atherosclerosis"

• CDC-NIOSH: Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders
• OSHA: Ergonomics
• OSHA: Computer Workstation eTool
• NIH- Ergonomics

• Office chair recommendations
• Ergonomic keyboards and other helpful devices
• Treadmill work stations, stability balls and other fads

• Cornell University Ergonomics Website
• University of Michigan-Ergonomics Awareness