Although the hours may be long, a graduate student's life can seem like the good life. But a recent survey of engineering graduate students shows a disturbingly high prevalence of upper extremity pain/discomfort with performing computer activities.

The ribtickling name for healthcare workstations on wheels, WOWs, belies the serious business of choosing wisely from the proliferating range of models. Professor Alan Hedge explains why the Cornell Healthcare Computer Cart Ergonomic Checklist fills a pressing need.

Are your workers

A recently published six year longitudinal study reveals a high prevalence of specific and non-specific upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders among North American automobile manufacturing workers. Rotator cuff tendinitis and de Quervain's disease were the most common specific conditions. Twenty-five percent of non-specific conditions progressed to a specific diagnosis at one year follow-ups.