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	Marji Hajic BellaOnline's Ergonomics Editor

Paolo Mascagni´s Anatomia Universa [offsite link]
A website dedicated to the anatomical illustrations of Paolo Mascagni. Shows skeletal muscle and visceral view of human anatomy. Beautifully designed and easy to use. Mascagni was a meticulous scientist whose main contributions are in the field of knowledge of the human lymphatic system. He proved that lymphatic system functions are directly related to absorption. In the process of mapping out this system, Mascagni illustrated other body systems.

Article about Frank Netter, Doctor and Illustrator [offsite link]
Frank Netter was a physician with an artist´s touch. Read about his life and see a few of his many illustrations of human anatomy.

Muscles of Breathing and Posture
Did you know that the same muscles that give you good posture also function in the act of breathing?

Squatting
Prolonged sitting, for example sitting at the computer, causes compression on the spinal joints and can be unhealthy for the intervetebral disks. Practicing squatting might help to counter the effects of spinal compression and pressure on the disks.

Stress Relief Exercise
A quick way to bust stress out of your body after long hours staring at the computer screen can be accomplished with an exercise at your desk called squeezes. Squeezes can be done with the whole body or specific body parts, to provide stress relief when doing large movements is not practical.

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