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Computer Ergonomics for the Therapy Professional: Summary
Case Study 5 (continued) Wendy is now planning to work full time out of her office. She continues to work on her laptop and does not like the suggestion to use a separate keyboard/mouse and monitor risers. The administrators at Company BIG have decided to purchase a standing desk for Wendy to help relieve her hip discomfort from sitting for long stretches of time. However, Wendy continues to report hip discomfort, even when using the standing desk for up to 20 minutes every hour. What other recommendations would you make to help Wendy in the office? • Recommend using a desktop monitor that can install to an adjustable monitor arm, like a Conform single- articulating Workrite arm, to raise the height of the monitor to eye level in sitting and standing. • Recommend that Wendy sample an ergonomic chair with padding for her back and hips. The HR specialist will contact one of the approved vendors to see if an ergonomic chair, like an egocentric AirCentric chair, can be sampled to see if this can reduce left hip discomfort. • Recommend for her to continue to perform neck rotation, neck tilt, the bird, and should blade stretches as tolerated and without pain. She is also encouraged to incorporate her physical therapist’s prescribed stretches. Case Study 6 Janice is a 5 ft 5 in right-handed business owner of an online medical supply store. Janice reports eyestrain at the end of the day. She also reports right shoulder and wrist as well as back discomfort after a few hours sitting at her desk. She works, on average, 2 hours at a time and has an 8-hour day. She takes a 30-minute lunch break. Janice uses the mouse more than the keyboard. What body mechanic, environmental, stretching, and product recommendations would you make?
FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
26. You plan to recommend the 20:20:20 stretch to alleviate an employee’s eyestrain. However, the employee’s schedule is constantly in flux, and he cannot commit to performing these stretches. What would you recommend instead? a. Instead of performing these stretches every 20 minutes, perform them every 1-2 hours b. Tell the employee that he needs to commit to these stretches every 20 minutes if he wants to limit eyestrain c. Listen to music while working. This way the employee can initiate the ear-eye loop and reduce eyestrain d. The 20:20:20 stretch does not alleviate eyestrain
27. Besides installing shades and sitting
perpendicular to windows and light fixtures, what else can limit glare on the monitor? a. Clean the monitor every few weeks b. With the owner's permission, have the room painted with a green, non-reflective paint c. Install light diffusers by overhead lights that are shining on the employee's screen d. All of the above
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