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Contour’s Unimouse- Experiencing Comfort in Motion

9th April 2018 HWSErgonomics, Posture No Comment

Within my first week of joining the team at Healthy Workstations, Contour had released their new ergonomic Unimouse and I was given the task to trial the product and provide feedback. At first, the mouse looked alien to me – it wasn’t flat and small...

Text Neck: Technology should not be painful

28th February 2018 HWSHealth & Wellbeing, News & Events No Comment

The term ‘Text Neck’ derives from the pain caused from looking down at mobile phones and tablets and has become increasingly common over the last decade. Although we have looked down to read for generations, smart phones offer unlimited services and entertainment that allow us...

RSI Awareness Day 2018- prevention is best practice!

14th February 2018 HWSHealth & Wellbeing, News & Events, RSI No Comment

Once again the team at Healthy Workstations are ready to spread the word and raise awareness of Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI), as we believe that there is still much to do in understanding how basic tasks can have such an impact on health. Tendinitis, carpal...

Accommodating different users

5th September 2016 Healthy WorkstationsDesign & Innovation No Comment

For the uninitiated it can sometimes be difficult to identify the differences between budget range equipment and their higher priced counterparts; yet poor quality products – such as office seating – can have a huge impact on those who use them. So, if you are...

What you need to know about Standing

6th August 2015 Healthy WorkstationsPosture No Comment

While we’re always supportive of organisations being less reactive and more proactive, in our August Newsletter, we highlighted some considerations with regard to organisations switching to standing working environments. Perhaps these are good intentions, inspired by the apparent rise in preventative, all-too-common ailments and complaints,...

How to introduce a better workspace

22nd June 2015 Healthy WorkstationsDesign & Innovation, Ergonomics, Posture, Productivity, RSI No Comment

Resulting in a healthier, more comfortable and happier workforce While we’ve previously discussed how mobile technology advances have been a driving force for creating more varied and flexible workspaces, there are many business factors influencing these new age work environments including the need for more...

Are electric height-adjustable desks the only way forward?

24th July 2014 Healthy WorkstationsDesign & Innovation, Posture No Comment

Working environments are changing. As we discussed in a recent post, we’ve been receiving more demand for electric height-adjustable desks recently. While sitting for long periods of time may prove less than ideal, and having highlighted the benefits of standing at work in a post back in May, we have also witnessed organisations moving...

The stigma of Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI)

21st January 2014 Healthy WorkstationsPosture, RSI No Comment

Today I read an article What People With RSI Need From Employers by RSI Action; the UK’s Repetitive Strain Injury Charity. I discussed the article with one of our in-house DSE assessors and asked him “What would you say the estimated response time is for employees to report...

Improve your posture

2nd January 2014 Healthy WorkstationsPosture No Comment

Why not make ‘Improving your Posture’ your New Year’s Resolution? For most of us, Christmas involves a little indulgence. We might put on a little weight, avoid the gym and slouch on our sofas watching old films. “Sitting for long periods of time and bad...

Still deep in chairs…

15th November 2013 Healthy WorkstationsErgonomics, Posture No Comment

Following our recent blog post ‘chairs for thought’, we promised to discuss some additional features with office chairs because to promote good posture at work it’s important to have appropriate adjustability options to ensure the chair fits the user correctly. So here’s a little information...

Contour’s Unimouse- Experiencing Comfort in Motion

Text Neck: Technology should not be painful

RSI Awareness Day 2018- prevention is best practice!

Accommodating different users

What you need to know about Standing

How to introduce a better workspace

Are electric height-adjustable desks the only way forward?

The stigma of Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI)

Improve your posture

Still deep in chairs…

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