Ergonomics is the adaptation of equipment, procedures, and surroundings to best fit the people who use them. The fundamental purpose of ergonomics is to create a safe, comfortable, and stress-free ...

Ergonomics can be defined as the applied science of equipment design. In short, the science of why your computer keyboard is at the angle it is or why that chair lump juts into your lower back.

Our culture may have traded in the plow and scythe to tend the Internet's digital fields, but work-related injuries still happen, even in high-tech jobs. It’s not exactly manual labor, but aching ...

Workplace injuries don't just come from lifting heavy things or falling off a ladder. People with desk jobs can develop debilitating hand and wrist problems that make it difficult to work, and poorly ...

When you look at your computer keyboard, do you see a friend or an enemy? With a key layout more than a century old and a design that forces your wrists to work at an awkward angle, the traditional ...

The odds are pretty good that the computer station your child is huddled over – at home, school or the library – was never intended for a child’s body. With the new school year comes increased use of ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Our culture may have traded in the plow and scythe to tend the Internet’s digital fields, but work-related injuries still happen, even in ...