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Ergonomic Attic Packing

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:04:59 +0000

I have to put all the Christmas decorations back in the attic. I never look forward to this. It's not that I want to hang on to that Christmas spirit into march. It's climbing that attic ladder and trying to find places to put them. So I'm going to take my own advise and put the decorations up according the ergonomic rule of three so that next year I won't have to take down everything to find what I want, just the first 100 boxes or so.

Use Incandescance to Fight the Winter Blues

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:01:25 +0000

Skies have been grey a lot lately. And with that comes a lack of sunlight. If you couple that with working under florescent lights you might be under the spell of winter blues. Fight back with some incandescent and full spectrum light bulbs and perk up.

Weeding Out That Crabgrass

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:58:27 +0000

Springs coming soon so that means it is time to start digging out that crabgrass before it takes over my lawn. The chemicals don't seem to work completely so this year I'm going manual. And for that I'm using the ergonomic Radius Pro Weeder. It lets me dig to the core of the crab grass easily, even in the cold (yet not frozen) ground. It's a good tool, but I wouldn't use it on the frozen tundra up north. Wait for the defrost to start and then it'll be easy.

Diets and Habits

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:52:51 +0000

New Year resolutions are great in December. But putting them into place throughout January isn't always easy. Take the diet I'm supposed to be on. It's not much different than it was. And that's supposed to change. It's not necessarily about eaing less or exercising more. It's actually all about habits.

Tablets Get a Painful Assessment

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:35:44 +0000

Harvard has studied the ergonomics of tablet computers. And based on the way people most often use them they can cause be a pain in the neck, literally. A lot of people ten to hold the tablet in there lap and that causes some you to lose your good posture. The study was published in the Journal: Work.

Shin Splint Symptoms

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:31:58 +0000

The symptoms of shin splints are typically a localized pain in the lower shin. But the particulars of that pain can help determine what is causing the shin splints.

Shin Splints

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:28:43 +0000

What are Shin Splints? Shin splints are often anything that is causing you pain in your shins. But there are actual "shin splints".

How to Treat Vibration White Finger

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 18:20:44 +0000

Vibration White Finger is a nasty cumulative trauma disorder caused by damage to the vascular system of your hands through vibration. If you have it learn how to treat Vibration White Finger...

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What is Good Posture?

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 23:46:34 +0000

How many times have you been told to sit up straight in your life? Do you have good posture? Do you want to? Just what is good posture?

Preventing Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 23:45:11 +0000

If you think you may be beginning to develop Thoracic Outlet Syndrome symptoms or are at risk for it then prevention is important. Learn how to prevent Thoracic Outlet Syndrome and you may never have to suffer from it.