I was surfing the web, reading articles and web pages when i came across the word ergonomics. It’s the first time i’ve heard of this word and so i searched for it on dictionary.com, and according to them:
- (used with a sing. verb) The applied science of equipment design, as for the workplace, intended to maximize productivity by reducing operator fatigue and discomfort. Also called biotechnology, human engineering, human factors engineering.
- (used with a pl. verb) Design factors, as for the workplace, intended to maximize productivity by minimizing operator fatigue and discomfort: The ergonomics of the new office were felt to be optimal.
Ergoware.com is a company that manufactures, imports, and distributes office and computer ergonomics products. I looked around their web site and their company is all about comfort and productivity in the home or office space.
If you’re like me, who spends countless hours browsing, surfing, and typing, computer ergonomics would really be a great help to reduce fatigue, discomfort, and a stress disorder such as CTS1. This has really got my interest and i would definitely check out these products. I don’t want to end up having CTS.
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, a medical condition in which the median nerve is compressed at the wrist, leading to pain, paresthesias, and muscle weakness in the forearm and hand. [↩]
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