Ergonomics

• Latest News
• Adjustable Desks Help Productivity, Muscle Pain (10/20/2004, Reuters Health)

• From the National Institutes of Health
• Ergonomics: Maintain Your Curves (National Institutes of Health, Office of Research Services, Division of Safety)

• Overviews
• Ergonomics: Definition of Ergonomics (National Safety Council)
• What Is Ergonomics? (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

• Diagnosis/Symptoms
• Ergonomics: Contributing Conditions (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
• What's Your Pain Level? (National Institutes of Health, Office of Research Services, Division of Safety)

• Clinical Trials
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Cumulative Trauma Disorders (National Institutes of Health)

• Specific Conditions
• Industrial Ergonomics (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

• Prevention/Screening
• Eye Exercises & Stretches (National Institutes of Health, Office of Research Services, Division of Safety)
• Maintaining a Healthy Back with Exercise and Rest (National Institutes of Health)
• Musculoskeletal System Exercises & Stretches (National Institutes of Health, Office of Research Services, Division of Safety)
• Preventing Back Pain at Work and at Home (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
  Also available in: Spanish

• Related Issues
• Alternative Keyboards (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) - Links to PDF File
• Ergonomics Approach to Avoiding Workplace Injury (American Industrial Hygiene Association)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Ergonomics for Computer Workstations (National Institutes of Health, Office of Research Services, Division of Safety)
• Ergonomics: Occupational Therapy in the Workplace (American Occupational Therapy Association)
• Ergonomics: Outreach and Assistance (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
• Laboratory Ergonomics (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Maintain a Healthy Back (National Institutes of Health, Office of Research Services, Division of Safety)
• Overuse Injuries Associated with Hobbies (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Patient Care Ergonomics (National Institutes of Health)
• Repetitive Motion Disorders (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Simple Solutions: Ergonomics for Farm Workers (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) - Links to PDF File
  Also available in: Spanish
• Slide Show: Office Space Ergonomics (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• What's an Ergonomic Chair? (National Institutes of Health, Office of Research Services, Division of Safety)

• Research
• NIOSH Pursues Hand-Vibration Studies to Understand, Address Risks (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
• Reaching Rats Show Signs of Repetitive Motion Disorder (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)

• Directories
• eLCOSH: Electronic Library of Construction Occupational Safety and Health (Center to Protect Workers' Rights, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)

• Organizations
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
  Also available in: Spanish
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration
  Also available in: Spanish

• Statistics
• Repetitive Motion Injuries: Body Parts (National Safety Council)
• Repetitive Motion Injuries: Industry Leader (National Safety Council)
• Repetitive Motion Injuries: Lost Days (National Safety Council)
• Repetitive Motion Leads to Longest Work Absences (Bureau of Labor Statistics)

• Children
• Computer-Related Repetitive Stress Injuries (Nemours Foundation)
• Computers Can Be a Real Pain (Nemours Foundation)