Ergonomics
The word “ergonomics” derives from the two Greek words “ergon” and “nomoi”. Ergon meaning work and nomoi meaning natural laws. Ergonomists study human capabilities in relationship to work demands.
Highly repetitive motions involving a keyboard use can lead to disabling injuries if the workplace isn’t appropriately adjusted for the employee. Workers’ compensation claims for these types of injuries are showing a considerable increase.
One training program that cultivates these skills precisely is the Alexander Technique. In short, it enables its students to put ergonomic principles into practice, and helps them reduce their risk of developing a repetitive strain injury. It has a long history of helping people develop the subtle coordination of thought and physical action required to monitor and change harmful patterns of posture and movement.
The Alexander Technique was developed in the early 20th century before ergonomics became a recognized science and has been since used by people of all ages and professions.
The Technique can be described as a simple and practical method which alerts people to ways in which they are straining their bodies, and how their everyday habits of work may be harming them. It teaches people how to avoid work habits which create excessive amounts of hard and straining work and how to reduce the amount of unnecessary force they are applying to their muscles and bodies. Or in other terms, the Technique teaches the use of the appropriate amount of effort that should be put into a particular activity.
All of us could significantly reduce our risk of injury if we could adhere to the following ergonomic principles:
o All work activities should permit the worker to adopt several different, but equally healthy and safe postures
o Where muscular force has to be exerted it should be done by the largest appropriate muscle groups available.
o Work activities should be performed with the joints at about mid-point of their range of movement. This applies particularly to the head, trunk, and upper limbs.
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