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Repetitive Motion Injuries
How You Can Help Prevent Injury to Yourself |
Table height, monitor height, sitting position, chair
position, wrist angle, elbow angle,
waist angle and feet position are all important aspects of your You need very little recovery time between keystrokes to cool and lubricate the flexor tendons. If you type constantly however, the need for recovery builds.
TAKE BREAKS! Many studies recommend at least a 5 minute break every half hour to give yourself the recovery time you need. Stretches during this time have been shown to help. Variety is the key. RMIs occur most often in workers whose motions are not only repetitious but are kept up for hours at a time with no breaks. Here are Ten Ways To Reduce the Potential of Developing an Injury. Ergonomic Workstation Guidelines Below is a graphic with ergonomic ideals for your workstation. How do you measure up?
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You, as a computer user, can take several steps to lower your chance of
developing a Repetitive Motion Injury (RMI). Some center around the
configuration of the workplace, others have to do with human factors.
workplace
configuration. Your work routine can also play an instrumental role in helping
to reduce your chance of getting an injury. If you haven’t
done so already,
contact the 
It
is also important to keep everything that you work the most with (calendar, phone,
calculator, etc.) within a "reach area." This reach area should
be the semi-circle that your arms and hands make naturally as you move from side
to side.