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	Marji Hajic BellaOnline's Ergonomics Editor

Basic Ergonomic Principles
A brief history of ergonomics with a description of basic ergonomic principles that will help minimize the risk of repetitive strain injuries.

Celebrating Health, Safety & Injury Prevention
The goals of ergonomic intervention are to reduce the impact of an injury that is already established and to prevent injuries from occurring. For those with an interest in ergonomics and the prevention injuries, June is the month to celebrate health, safety and injury prevention.

Don't Let Writing Cramp Your Style - Ergonomic Tips for Pain-Free Writing
Although true writer’s cramp is a rare syndrome, hand pain, fatigue and cramping from repetitive writing is not. Even if writing is not a large part of the job, writing can contribute to the development of repetitive strain injuries. Here are some tips to reduce your risk of hand and arm pain.

Ergonomic ABCs
26 additional quick and easy tips from A-Z focusing on ergonomic guidelines for repetitive injury prevention.

Ergonomics & Common Sense - Improving Posture
A common-sense approach to activities can make work less stressful on the body. This multi-part series will offer some tips - based on the ergonomic principles of avoiding repetition, force and awkward postures - that can help you avoid pain while working.

Ergonomics & Common Sense - Reducing Awkward Positioning
A common-sense approach to activities can make work less stressful on the body. This multi-part series will offer some tips - based on the ergonomic principles of avoiding repetition, force and awkward postures - that can help you avoid pain while working.

Ergonomics & Common Sense - Reducing Repetitive Movements
A common-sense approach to activities can make work less stressful on the body. This multi-part series will offer some tips - based on the ergonomic principles of avoiding repetition, force and awkward postures - that can help you avoid pain while working.

Ergonomics & Common Sense- Reducing Forceful Movements
A common-sense approach to activities can make work less stressful on the body. This multi-part series offers some common-sense tips on avoiding repetition, force and awkward postures to help you avoid pain. Part 2 discusses methods of avoiding forceful activity.

Ergonomics - Growing Pains or Just Misunderstood?
In Ergonomics is a Crock, the validity of ergonomics is questioned after the author has a bad experience using a new keyboard. He confuses the keyboard with ergonomics. Is the profession undergoing growing pains, or is it just misunderstood? This response looks to ergonomic roots for an answer.

Fine-Tuning Your Ergonomic Intervention
Many websites now provide valuable information on guidelines for sitting and working posture. However, there are times when everything at the workstation looks right but the worker continues to suffer from repetitive strain pain. Here are a few tips to fine-tune your ergonomic intervention.

Goldilocks & the 3 Chairs - An Ergonomic Fairytale
With the holiday season officially upon us, it is time to get a bit more light-hearted about serious topics. Enjoy this version of The Three Bears fairytale – with an ergonomic twist!

How to Develop Healthier Ergonomic Habits
Developing good work methods and work styles are just as important in staying healthy and pain-free at your computer as obtaining the correct ergonomic equipment. Initially it takes energy, commitment and motivation to develop new habits. These tips will ease the way.

Neutral Position - Elbow, Shoulders, Neck
In ergonomics, you will frequently hear the term “neutral positioning” being used. Let’s clarify what those terms mean. This is part 2 of a 2 part series discussing the elbows, shoulder and neck. Part 1 covered the fingers, wrist and forearm.

Neutral Position - Fingers, Wrist & Forearm
In ergonomics, you will frequently hear the term “neutral positioning”. Let’s clarify what those terms mean. This is part 1 of a 2 part series discussing the fingers, wrist and forearm. Part 2 will discuss the elbows, shoulder and neck.

New Parents at Risk for RSI Pain
New parents face many novel experiences and challenges. Pain after the delivery should not be one of them. Yet moms of newborns face an increased risk for repetitive strain injuries. Here are some ergonomic tips for new moms (and dads, too) to help prevent injuries.

PC & Video Gaming - Ergonomic Tips
Gamers are at increased risk of developing RSIs. Playing positions may be awkward and unhealthy. The practice of playing is repetitive and promotes muscular tension. And pain signals may be ignored. Here are some ergonomic tips for remaining pain-free when playing your games.

Teamwork & Communication - Critical Components of the Ergonomic Process
Ergonomics is a process requiring team work, communication and education to ensure a comfortable work-environment that reduces injuries. In spite of good intentions, things can go wrong.

The Impact of Global Warming on Carpal Tunnel
Global warming is being blamed for many things. I would like to (jokingly) add an increase in carpal tunnel syndrome to the top 100 list of global warming effects. This article describes how barometric pressure changes can impact our aches and pains.

The Weighty Issue of Ergonomics - Tips for the Gym
Strong muscles perform better, have better endurance, and are less prone to fatigue and injury. Weight lifters, however, may commonly experience elbow, shoulder, back and knee pain. Here are some ergonomic tips to keep you pain-free at the gym.

Top 10 Ergonomic Picks
My top 10 choices to improve ergonomic health and help you avoid carpal tunnel syndrome, tendinitis and other computer-related hand and arm pain.

Typing Style - Repetitive Injuries are NOT just about the Keyboard
There are many resources that describe ergonomics for the office environment. Most people now have some knowledge of the best location for the keyboard. Less commonly known is that typing style can also cause injuries. Here are some typing tips that will help prevent injuries on the keyboard.

Wii-itis & Other New Repetitive Injuries
As technology is rapidly changing, so too is the type of repetitive injuries that children and adults alike are experiencing. Here is a summary of a few of the newer injuries that are being caused by newer technology.