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desk
set up #2
To reduce injury the keyboard and mouse
should both be in the neutral zone, in gray. The
position with the
least amount of arm, shoulder and neck strain
is dead center in the neutral zone.
I recommend using the mouse with your left hand.
( I know most of you are right handed - it is not that hard!)
Not only does this give your right hand a break, it
allows you to work much closer to the center of the neutral
zone.
Note the ten key number pad is to the right of the letters on
the keyboard. This forces you to place the mouse further
away from the center position when you use the mouse on the
right.
When the mouse is on
the left it is closer to the center position and there by
significantly reduces strain just by it's position.
Human Scale has
keyboard trays with the most important features, including
negative tilt, easy adjustability and great mouse adaptations.
They are competitively priced.
If they are out of you price range try
a lap desk
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complete book page.
Here are a few best Ergonomic buys
scroll down for more recommended items.
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Mouse great for: standing
presentations / desktop or laptop
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Best
results when you hold the mouse with two hands.
This
closes
the chain,
distributes strain across the
neck and shoulders.
(Uneven strain
increases risks for
computer pain syndrome.) |
Reduces Computer Pain
Syndrome risk by:
encouraging neutral hand position
mouse
held in midline position
Use
of the index finger for left click.
Easy to switch
left to right hand.
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Obus Forme Backrest
This back support is firm enough provide good support
with any chair.
Great
for Air Travel.
(be sure to order the 2 handle model for plane trips.
You can use the top handle to strap the support to the
carry-on)
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Best
Bargain
Everyone who uses a standard mouse should try the Mouse Mate from
Human Scale.
Available for $15.00 or less at Ergo works
or Google "Mouse Mate" |
HumanScale
www.TheFind.com
Whale mouse works similar to the Mouse Mate but
costs much more
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Adjustable Lumbar
Support
This is a good size and shape.
It inflates with air so you can have as much or as little
support as you need.
It does not come with a
strap.
I recommend buying a strap.
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Cervical Support
Pillows
The main goal of a pillow is to provide extra support
for the curve of the neck and provide a hollow for the
head to rest in.
TIP
Make a long thin roll with one or two towels. Take
a feather pillow in a pillowcase and tuck the
rolled towel inside the pillowcase at the bottom of the
pillowcase. The towel provides firm support for
the neck. The soft feathers give way to provide a
hollow for the head. You can customize this to fit
your neck by making the towel roll thinner of thicker.
TIP
A good
hotel trick is to use multiple
towels to create a pillow that is custom shaped to supports your
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Pillows are tough because each individual has a
different shape neck. The goal is to support your normal
spinal curve. Here are a few ideas. Click on picture for
details - to purchase.
n•a•p® Wedge Travel Pillow
Small and soft - this is a good
pillow for filling in the gap between you neck and the headrest
when flying. Also, it and can be used for sleeping insteed
of the huge hotel pillows that make no attempt to contour to
your neck.
Buckwheat Pillow
Buckwheat pi;llows work like sand at the beach. You
can carve out the exact shape to fit you neck and the
pillow will retail it's shape during the night.
You can bunch a feather pillow up under your neck to add
support but as the night progresses the feathers
collapse leaving the neck unsupported.
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Various memory foam pillows are
available at Amazon.com
TIP
The
problem some people have with memory foam pillows is that they
are pre shaped with a small and a larg curve. The idea
being that the smaller curve may be adequate for supporting the
neck when you rest on your back but the curve creatred is larger
when you lie on your side. This ossurrs because of the
width of the shoulders.
you can use the larger curve under your neck when you are on
your side and the smaller one when you lie on your back.
Problem: most
people turn in bed at night without flipping the pillow.
Problem: the
distance between the two curves is not large enough for most
heads so the tope of your head ends up being pushed upward
creating neck tension.
Solution: If the
pillow is comfortable
Great- If it's not broken don't fix it.
If you are not comfortable with a shaped memory foam pillow, turn the pillow over and cut out a
flap of foam foam where the top of the head rests.
This
essentially elimiates the second curve at the tpo in this area
and allow your head ton rest down in the hollow of the pillow.
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Headsets, keyboards various
supplies |
North
Coast Medical
877 213-9300
www.BeSafeAtWork.com
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Book / Document
holder
This is
very important if you do any data input. There are
document holders that stand to the side of the computer.
There are others that sit in front of your computer. |
North
Coast Medical
877 213-9300
www.BeSafeAtWork.com
Back
Designs
(800) 466-1341
www.backdesigns.com |
Keyboard trays
can be very
helpful. The better ones have a negative tilt, tilts down
to prevent upward tilt of the wrist. |
North
Coast Medical
877 213-9300
www.BeSafeAtWork.com
or
HumanScale
www.humanscale.com |
Eastwinds™ Laptop
Caddy
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Found at :
Back
Designs
(800) 466-1341
Laptop-Caddy-DEMO-SALE
Tip the tray downward to get a negative
tilt for the keyboard. (Negative tilt
is achieved when you turn the laptop in the picture 180◦.)
Use two gel wrist rests to pad the hard black bar at the
edge.
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Provides an ergonomically
sound, custom-fit workstation wherever you need one.
The picture is not
accurate.
Turn the laptop/keyboard around so the keypad tilts
downward. It works best to buy a separate
keyboard. Use the caddy when as a keyboard tray
when a keyboard tray is not feasible. The laptop
can be placed on the desk at the proper monitor height.
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Lap desk
Used for
keyboard only. If
you are using a laptop the laptop sits on a desk with the
screen at eye level. Put the keyboard & mouse on the
lapdesk.
Using a laptop without
a separate keyboard and mouse puts you at risk for injury. Levenger.Com (800) 466-1341
www.lapdesk.com
Wristrest #1 |
Wristrest #2 |
| Provides firm base for wristrest #2 |
Provide soft cushion for contact with
nwrist /forearm |
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Lap desk
Use the
hand held mouse
with this style keyboard tray.
When using a lap desk you
should always use a wristreat.
TIP:
Place the gel
wristrest (#2) on top of the firm wristrest (# !) to achieve the
correct height.
This positions the wrist in a
straight line with the forearm.
The fingers dangle down slightly when typing. |
Incorrect wrist allignment is the number one cause of
wrist and forearm pain.
TIP
Push the keyboard forward so you are
resting your
forearm, not your wrist, on the wrist rest.
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No more tired arms and shoulders from holding a book to read.
No more stiff neck from looking down to read a book placed in
your lap.
This is a great tool. |
If
you are resting your forearms on the desk
and the edge is
cutting into your arm a
Soft/Flexible Edge Protector can help.
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AliMed.com
Edge Protector
800 225-2610 |
