Workplace Ergonomics Exercises
Handmaster Plus provides ergonomics exercises for workplace performance and injury prevention in workplaces where RSI’s (Repetitive Stress Injuries) such as carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, finger & thumb injury, wrist & elbow injury (i.e. tennis elbow & cubital tunnel syndrome) are at high risk. Workplace ergonomics demands that lend to higher RSI risk are: 1) aggressive gripping, 2) long periods of gripping without break, 1) gripping with vibration, 4) palm down position while gripping, and 5) small or large tool gripping (non-neutral size).
The most common workplace ergonomic injury environments are (click where blue for specific workplace page):
- Computer workers / smartphones / repetitive mouse use
- Assembly line workers / butchers / food processing
- Surgeons / veterinarians
- Dentists / dental hygienists / dental assistants / dental technicians
- Carpenters / builders / trades professionals
- Cashiers / clerks
- Police / firefighters / army & defence / artillery professionals
- Chefs / Servers / Bartenders
- Hairstylists / barbers / beauticians
- Crafts / seamstress / fabric workers / artists / painters
- Massage therapists / Athletic Trainers / Chiropractors / grip-related health professionals
- Mechanics / Heavy-duty mechanics / Auto-body mechanics
- Truckers / motorcyclists / cyclists