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ergonomic workstation
We have several editors complaining of tendonitis in both arms. The solution may be in an adjustable console. Are any of you using a console of this nature or do you know of high quality consoles that are easily adjusted for each editor?
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Donald,
I think it was Marco Solario who reviewed one here last year, search the archives.
Have a wonderful day.
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Actually I’ve never seen much in a console being movable… however a high quality chair can make a huge difference. Take a look at an Aeron chair from Herman Miller…. will support the forearm so that you don’t move your wrist much. Most of the problems are usually associated with position of the mousing hand and whether or not you move your wrist (a no no).
Jerry
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For someone under 5’8″, a lower desk height is a great thing. Doesn’t matter if it’s a great chair, if you’re feet don’t touch the ground, you get disturbed circulation in your legs, and if you adjust the chair so your feet can be on the ground, you tend to have to hold your arms at an angle, which is bad for the wrists and forearms. Yes, you can get a foot rest, but they tend to get in the way and end up pushed aside and unused, which puts you back in to the issue of feet not on the floor versus arms at an un-ergonomic angle. Neither is good.
To be “ergonomically correct”, feet have to be able to be flat on the floor, thighs parallel to the ground, knees at a 90
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I previously had tightening in my wrists, and I did two things that helped:
1) Switched to an ergonomic mouse from 3m: https://www.3m.com/cws/renmouse.html
2) started a regular yoga practice. If there’s no teacher nearby, here’s some stretches: https://www.mydailyyoga.com/yoga/rsi.html
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Steven brings up another good point! I use a Wacom tablet and a mouse. I think being able to switch tools helps my hands and wrists from getting fatigued. I’ve not used the ergonomic mouse, but it looks like a good alternative!
Stretching and activating muscles are always a good thing when sitting at a desk for extended periods. I do recommend taking micro breaks to stretch out the muscles. Also adjusting how one sits over any length of time is good. Even the best posture can be fatiguing, especially if you force it. Changing up how one sits is a great way to help with this. Even slouching is fine, as long as you don’t do it all day! 10-30 minutes is about the limit for slouching, sitting on one’s feet, or leaning to the side or forward or backward.
Heck, one of my clients just did a series of videos on this that I edited! They claim that taking the time (10 minute breaks three times a day) to pay attention to muscles and joints and such reduces injuries and time off of work. It saves them money on paid sick time when people are out with injuries related to cold-muscle events, and it helps keep medical costs down. If they can keep their employees out of the urgent care or emergency room with job-related cold-muscle injuries, eventually their insurance premiums will reflect that.
Or that’s the theory, anyway! They spent quite a bit of money on this program, both in the research and in making the videos. There is something to it!
debe
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https://www.planetdv.net/Content/By_Manufacturer/Custom_Consoles/Accessories_and_Peripherals/Custom_Consoles_Media_Desk_big.asp
https://www.biomorphdesk.com/video_production_desk.html
https://www.videouniversity.com/ergo.htm
https://www.anthro.com/_FS_CreationStation.aspThese are just a few links. Do a search for adjustable height desks video editing. There are products at all price points. Each person is an individual and you have to consider the whole package. For example, I wear progressive lenses and prefer to look slightly down at my monitor, which is slanted, slighted up at me. The common ergo advice is to have the top of the monitor at the top of the head level. So for me, I keep the monitor at keyboard height, but for most, or anyone with computer glasses, the monitor should be higher than keyboard height. The feet should be flat on floor and the wrist held straight and supported. There are cheap solutions as well. The office depot type industry tables have manual height adjustments and you can add monitor arms that will fix the height of the monitors. And/or adjustable keyboard trays. With support products however don
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