Color-coded systems are proving to be tricky, but not necessarily because of the colors or the code.

When is (1+1) > 2? A recent Canadian study reveals an interactive affect of two risk factors among computer workers.

A state of Washington study reveals both a positive and negative finding relative to the cost of occupational back injury/disorders among union carpenters.

The news headlines can be read as a map of the journey of the profession through a host of emerging fields, and as a guide to ways the ergonomist message can find high places in the future.

A Northwestern University study indicates that an "off-Loading sitting posture" may reduce sitting related low back pain.

Professor Alan Hedge refers to the Cornell University ergonomics website as a "dinosaur" because it was the first of its kind. The evolutionary process keeps it up to the moment.

A recent State of Washington study points to frequency and duration of forceful exertions to be among the greatest risk factors for lateral epicondylitis

Today's need for cost cutting has given hotelling a push, with still unanswered questions about the ergonomic risks and benefits of depersonalizing workplaces.

A validated survey shows musculoskeletal pain frequency and client lift/transfer task frequency predict loss of productivity among long-term caregivers.