Ergonomics Health information topics about Ergonomics: Children 1. Computers Can Be a Real Pain Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/watch/house/k_ergonomics.html 2. Computer-Related Repetitive Stress Injuries Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/home/ergonomics.html Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Cumulative Trauma Disorders National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D012090&recruiting... Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. Ergonomics: Contributing Conditions Occupational Safety and Health Administration http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/ergonomics/contributing_conditions.html 2. What's Your Pain Level? National Institutes of Health, Office of Research Services, Division of Safety http://www.nih.gov/od/ors/ds/ergonomics/pain.html National Institutes of Health 1. Ergonomics: Maintain Your Curves National Institutes of Health, Office of Research Services, Division of Safety http://www.nih.gov/od/ors/ds/ergonomics/index.html Organizations 1. Occupational Safety and Health Administration http://www.osha.gov/ 2. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Hea http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html Overviews 1. What Is Ergonomics? Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/od/ohs/Ergonomics/ergodef.htm Prevention/Screening 1. Musculoskeletal System Exercises & Stretch National Institutes of Health, Office of Research Services, Division of Safety http://www.nih.gov/od/ors/ds/ergonomics/exercisems.html 2. Eye Exercises & Stretches National Institutes of Health, Office of Research Services, Division of Safety http://www.nih.gov/od/ors/ds/ergonomics/exerciseeyes.html 3. Preventing Back Pain at Work and at Home American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=130&topcategory=Spi... 4. Maintaining a Healthy Back with Exercise and Rest National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/od/ors/ds/ergonomics/backstrength.html Related Issues 1. What's an Ergonomic Chair? National Institutes of Health, Office of Research Services, Division of Safety http://www.nih.gov/od/ors/ds/ergonomics/ergochair.html 2. Slide Show: Office Space Ergonomics Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=WL00029 3. Simple Solutions: Ergonomics for Farm Workers National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/pdfs/01-111.pdf 4. Repetitive Motion Disorders National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/repetitive_motion/repetitive_motion.htm 5. Patient Care Ergonomics National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/od/ors/ds/ergonomics/patientcare.html 6. Maintain a Healthy Back National Institutes of Health, Office of Research Services, Division of Safety http://www.nih.gov/od/ors/ds/ergonomics/wellbackhealth.html 7. Alternative Keyboards National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/pdfs/97-148.pdf 8. Computer Workstation Ergonomics Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/od/ohs/Ergonomics/compergo.htm 9. Ergonomics Approach to Avoiding Workplace Injury American Industrial Hygiene Association http://www.aiha.org/GovernmentAffairs-PR/html/OOergo.htm 10. Ergonomics: Occupational Therapy in the Workplace American Occupational Therapy Association http://www.aota.org/featured/area6/links/link02ar.asp 11. Overuse Injuries Associated with Hobbies Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AR00020 12. Laboratory Ergonomics Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/od/ohs/Ergonomics/labergo.htm 13. Ergonomics: Outreach and Assistance Occupational Safety and Health Administration http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/ergonomics/outreach.html#OSHA%20Ergonomic%20eTools... Research 1. Reaching Rats Show Signs of Repetitive Motion Diso National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/ne/highlights/spotlight/2003/motiondisorder.htm 2. NIOSH Pursues Hand-Vibration Studies to Understan National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/handvibra.html Specific Conditions 1. Industrial Ergonomics Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/od/ohs/Ergonomics/indusergo.htm Statistics 1. Repetitive Motion Injuries: Industry Leader National Safety Council http://www.nsc.org/issues/ergo/rmiindus.htm 2. Repetitive Motion Injuries: Lost Days National Safety Council http://www.nsc.org/issues/ergo/rmidays.htm 3. Repetitive Motion Leads to Longest Work Absences Bureau of Labor Statistics http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2004/mar/wk5/art02.htm 4. Repetitive Motion Injuries: Body Parts National Safety Council http://www.nsc.org/issues/ergo/rmiwrist.htm   Recommended Resources: [CaRP] Can't open cache file. [CaRP] Unable to create/open RSS cache file. [CaRP] Failed to open file: /home/medidir/public_html/carp/autocache/f08f308c2a734eff75114115a30d9d37 [CaRP] Can't open remote newsfeed.