Well-Being x Work Performance
Well-Being x Work Performance
Work performance is synonymous with your own well-being. This is especially evident in an office work space, where the opportunity to keep active and moving is limited. Fortunately, there are ways in which we can combat or avoid potential work related injuries, and instead maintain and sustain our well-being.
Emanate have can help provide innovative furniture solutions that will enhance work performance and promote a healthier work environment, allowing corporate employees to perform at a high standard.
Work related injuries are a lot more common than you might think, with our attention not fully directed at our health when it comes to operating in the office. This is understandable, seeing as it doesn’t seem likely you could be negatively impacted just sitting at a desk. In reality, it has been recorded that over 60% of work cover claims are due to sprains and strains related to office jobs (1).
Let this sink in… is there something you can change?
Luckily, designers have cultivated ways in which you can limit these negative impacts to our well-being.
Lower Back Strain:
This seems like an obvious one, I know, but it is often overlooked and merely only “managed” instead of resolved. This is easily caused through the wrong set up, however we can adapt this to suit our own personal needs.
Solution: Emanate Design’s LIFT Height Adjustable Workstation is a perfect starting point. The flexibility of the adjustable height table top alters the way you can work. Whether you choose to stretch your legs by standing up or simply adjusting it to the perfect resting height, preventing any kind of slouching or overreaching. Your posture is supported and your mobility will improve.
LIFT Height Adjustable Workstation
Neck Strain:
The unbearable crooked neck is the worst! Many factors can be taken into account when it comes to adapting your work environment with your neck in mind. However, I feel as though the height of your monitor is a key component in ensuring your neck pain stays at bay.
Solution: With a wide variety of monitor arms, Emanate Design offer you the choice of a singular/double monitor arm, various ranges of movement as well as adjustable settings catered to your needs with ease. A monitor arm provides the additional assistance keeping the screens eye-level and at perfect distance so no more slouching!
Wrist Strain:
Any injury along the lines of carpal tunnel syndrome is common in an office environment due to repetitive hand motions. In fact, typing for over 20 hours a week increasing your risk of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Wrist related injuries stem from the repetitive typing and change of direction within the hand movements, making it all the harder to restrict as it is mostly a requirement. What we can do is make slight changes that alleviate the discomfort.
Solution: More often than not, we are provided with a detachable keyboard and mouse, utilising the worktop more effectively. They are more useful than you think. Ultimately, anything you can adjust will be beneficial for optimal performance as it ensures your comfort and hence your productivity.
Now, I know many people are on the go, freelance laptop-users with limited resources. I can relate. However, if wrist pain is a major concern, it might be time to invest in that bigger laptop, or that bluetooth keyboard that you have perhaps been eyeing up. Investing in better equipment is in turn investing in your health and your overall work output.
