by Liz Kirk (PhD) | Mar 11, 2026 | Injury Prevention, Neck, Back or Shoulder Pain, Office Ergonomics, Overuse Injury, Self-Care
Case Study & Next Step | Why Personalised Ergonomics is Mel’s $5,000 Lesson While on a call with a client, Mel revealed a story many computer users know too well. After moving home, she quickly developed debilitating shoulder pain. For two years, she endured an...
by Liz Kirk (PhD) | Jan 19, 2026 | Injury Prevention, Office Ergonomics, Overuse Injury, Safety, Training, WHS, Workplace Health
Why Self-Care Ergonomic Behaviours Are Now a WHS Imperative Work has changed, and with it, the shape of WHS risk. Today’s computer-based workplaces, particularly contact centres and high-volume screen environments, face a growing wave of musculoskeletal pain,...
by Liz Kirk (PhD) | Jan 13, 2026 | Injury Prevention, Office Ergonomics, Office Health & Wellbeing, Overuse Injury, Safety, Self-Care, Training, WHS, Workplace Health
Contact centres rarely experience catastrophic safety incidents, which is why workplace health and safety can feel like a low priority. Yet agents spend long hours seated at screens, repeating the same movements with little variation — a work pattern that carries...
by Liz Kirk (PhD) | Oct 23, 2025 | Overuse Injury, Injury Prevention, Office Ergonomics, Office Health & Wellbeing, Self-Care, Workplace Health
If you’ve noticed a stiff, aching, or tingling index finger from hours of clicking or scrolling, you’re far from alone. Thousands of Australians experience index finger pain from computer use. Left unmanaged, this discomfort can escalate into chronic stiffness,...
by Liz Kirk (PhD) | Mar 20, 2019 | Overuse Injury, Injury Prevention, Office Ergonomics, Office Health & Wellbeing, Self-Care, Training
Are You Feeling Index Finger Pain? If you use computers and screens a lot, you will also know the feeling of an achy, tired index finger from frequent scrolling, swiping and mouse clicking. Take care! Something as small as a index finger pain can seriously...
