In order to improve the health of hospital staff, a class was held in connection with ergonomics and reduction of musculoskeletal injuries on 12/23/2020, and engineer. Nazari, in charge of occupational health of the hospital, provided explanations in this regard.
A brief description is as follows:
Every year, a large number of employees around the world suffer from various musculoskeletal injuries due to musculoskeletal problems caused by sitting for a long time or working with a computer, which leads to job dissatisfaction.
Ergonomics is a science that prevents premature onset of symptoms and pain with various trainings, from the correct sitting position to posture.
Therefore, one of the duties of the occupational health of the hospital is to teach these cases to the administrative units, admission and discharge. "Computer ergonomics training" is one of the important and effective ergonomics trainings.
Carpal tunnel syndrome is one of the most common disorders among office workers. In short, this syndrome causes numbness and dysfunction of the hand with high pressure on the wrist and dysfunction of the tendon and the nerve entering the forearm of the fingers.
The use of ergonomic mouse pads and the correct placement of the keyboard prevent the early onset of symptoms of this disorder.