Ergonomics Links

Articles and Fact Sheets

• Back Pain: A Patient's Guide (Medical Multimedia Group)
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Another Source of Self Care
• Computers and Health (by Mark Sheehan, Indiana Univ)
• Employment Health and Safety FAQ (from NOLO.com)
• Essential Ergonomics (PC World)
• Exercises May Prevent Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (from American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons)
• The EyeCare Connection (by Larry Brickford O.D.)
• Healthy Computing (IBM)
• How to Choose an Ergonomic Chair (Cornell)
• Musicians and Injuries (Collection of info for musicians from UNL)
• Office Ergonomics Checklist (3M Corp)
• Cumulative Trauma Disorders (Medical Multimedia Group)
• Reducing Eyestrain from Video and Computer Monitors (Charles A Poynton)
• RSI Information (MIT)
• Sorehands (William Silverstein's online journal about his legal battles re his RSI)
• Video Display Terminals (OSHA)

Ergonomics Sites

• ARMS: Association of Repetitive Motion Syndromes
• Ergonomics.org
• ErogoSum (new articles biweekly)
• ErgoWeb
• Oklahoma State University - Department of Health & Safety, Online Safety Library
• RSI/UK
• Typing Injury FAQ
• University of California Ergonomics Program
• University of Nebraska-Lincoln RSI
• University of Virginia Ergonomics and Training Homepage

Hand/Wrist Ergonomic Information

• Orthopaedic Patient Education Collection (Medical Multimedia Group)
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Another Source of Self Care
• Typing Injury FAQ
• University of Nebraska-Lincoln RSI

Eyestrain and VDT Information

• Computer Eyestrain Solution by Eye2Eye
• Computer Screens and Eyestrain (The Mayo Clinic)
• The EyeCare Connection (by Larry Brickford O.D.)
• Eyestrain, Eyes & Computer Vision Syndrome (Corporate Vision Consulting)
• MagniViewer product attacks PC eyestrain (Computing Canada)
• Reducing Eyestrain from Video and Computer Monitors (Charles A Poynton)
  

Useful Products/Services

• DragonSystems, Inc. (speech input devices, dictation software)
• Erognomic Resources (online catalog of furniture, computer accessories, and other ergonomic office equipment)
• Ergotect (ergonomics products and consultations for the Dallas area)
• Herman Miller, Inc. (furniture)
• Kensington Technology Group
• Kinesis (keyboards and other accessories)
• Laptop Laidback (portable laptop table)
• Office Depot
• Office Max
• Office Furniture Outlet
• Powerboard (keyboard platform)
• Relax the Back
• Shorthand by OfficeSoft LLC (a word expansion program which works with any Windows-based text editor/word processor)
• WorkRite Ergonomic Accessories, Inc.

Pharmaceutical/Medical Sites

Note: There's no substitute for consulting a genuine healthcare professional (be it doctor, nurse, or pharmacist) about your course of treatment, but these sites may help you come up with better questions.

• Drkoop.com (Warning: their drug search engine is a Java applet, and the site in general is geared towards users with the latest technology.)
• Drug InfoNet
• RxList - The Internet Drug Index (will search for herbal preparations, too)

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