Fatigue and good posture are not friends! I have learnt from personal experience that fatigue and good posture are not friends! I bet you know the feeling all too well too. Picture this – you are burning the midnight oil trying to get some work completed, so tired that you are leaning so far forward […]
Mousing Left Handed Challenge In my experience, the majority of people I see use the mouse with their right hand. I am one of those people too. I often suggest swapping the mouse between the right and left side, to share the workload between both upper limbs. In actual fact, positioning the mouse on the […]
Behavioural Change – Is difficult, but well worth the rewards… One of the key elements of any working from home, ergonomic or workstation assessment that I complete with my clients is education. Education, with a key focus on the importance of behavioural change in eliminating unnecessary pain. Understanding that our behaviours or habits are actually […]
Compulsory Older Driver Testing – Yay or Nay? Each state and territory of Australia has its own regulations regarding older driver testing. For most states and territories, a road test is required annually from 85 years of age. In Victoria however, things are a little bit different. There is no prescribed period or age where […]
Staying Comfortable Behind The Wheel – Tip 4 Today’s tip for staying comfortable behind the wheel is some general advice which can be applied when driving. Make sure to remove mobile phones, wallets and anything else from your back pockets. Not only is this uncomfortable but will help put your back out of alignment due […]
Staying Comfortable Behind The Wheel – Tip 3 Tip 3 for staying comfortable behind the wheel is concerned with mirror position – short and sweet! Adjust mirrors After adjusting your seat and steering wheel positions (these must be made first – check out the previous two days tips), make adjustments to your mirror positions (rear […]
Staying Comfortable Behind The Wheel – Tip 2 Tip 2 for staying comfortable behind the wheel is concerned with steering wheel position. Firstly, it is imperative that you have made the adjustments to your seating position as outlined in yesterday’s blog. If you haven’t, make the changes to your seat before you change the steering […]
Staying Comfortable Behind The Wheel – Tip 1 As the silly season approaches, most of us will be getting in a car at some point to make the journey to visit our loved ones. As someone that doesn’t suffer with any particular back issues or other injuries, even for me getting out of the car […]
Driving one handed… it can be done safely One of the things I love most about my job is that I can make a difference in the lives of my clients. I recently completed a driver assessment with a young female client (let’s call her Sarah) who had sustained a severe injury to her dominant […]
Time for a change? I recently found this great article on sitting versus standing and thought you might be interested. http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/health-check-sitting-versus-standing-20140818-105jfq.html This article really struck a chord with me, given the recent changes I have made to my work set-up and the introduction of a sit/stand workstation. Having recently significantly increased the amount of standing […]