by Liz Kirk | Dec 8, 2018 | Injury Prevention, Office Health & Wellbeing, Training
Learning to care for Cinderella is crucial for any screen user (so, everyone!). The Cinderella hypothesis aims to explain the link between low-level muscular activation to an elevated risk of developing chronic pain, including chronic pain now commonly experienced...
by Liz Kirk | Nov 30, 2018 | Injury Prevention, Office Ergonomics, Training
It’s happened again! Someone providing office workstation assessment using the old standard illustration as a posture guide This drives me crazy! This old illustration from the Australian standards is NOT a posture guide This illustration is for the manufactures…and...
by Liz Kirk | Nov 28, 2018 | Injury Prevention, Office Ergonomics, Office Health & Wellbeing, Training
This is what drives me! I just got off this call… A young man trying to find the right help. Trying to find a solution to his chronic pain because the endless physio appointments and trips to the doctors where not helping. After suffering from RSI for 8 to 9...
by Liz Kirk | Nov 16, 2018 | Injury Prevention, Office Ergonomics, Training
Is Pain a Problem? Why do we ignore the high rates of musculoskeletal pain experienced by our call centre agents? Why has this become so accepted? My research showed that over 80% of agents experience some level of musculoskeletal pain and of those, over 11%...
by Liz Kirk | Aug 7, 2018 | Injury Prevention, Office Health & Wellbeing, Training
Smartphones Power This Sinek/Kwik interview describes the damage smartphones are doing to our brains. Smart Phones, the icon of 21 Century life, are also a big problem for our bodies. Research discussing such issues describes increasing rates of workplace injuries,...
by Liz Kirk | Jun 19, 2018 | Injury Prevention, Office Ergonomics, Training
By: Liz Kirk (PhD) BeyondErgo.com.au M: 0408 751 379 The 21st Century workforce is unique. Technology has enabled alternative work choices where staff are free to hot-desk (sometimes with tablets), work from home, use laptops in coffee shops and constantly interface...
