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A dynamic approach to preventing Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI) and Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS)

The Body at Work Ergonomics offers hands-on ergonomics training, including workplace wellness seminars on body mechanics for computer users and individual workstation evaluations. We help you prevent injury by training you to adjust your movement habits and workstation setup and to support your body with comfort and ease. Our classes are interactive and fun! Corporate groups can schedule seminars in their workplace and individuals can attend workshops throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Individual workstation assessments are available in both business and home offices.

Benefits...
We can help you:

• Prevent back and shoulder pain, and repetitive strain injuries (like carpal tunnel syndrome and tendonitis)
• Alleviate headaches and eyestrain
• Feel more alive, alert, and healthy at work
• Save money by reducing costly workers' compensation expenses
• Comply with CalOSHA's ergonomics standards and with OSHA health and safety requirements

The Good News
RSI is preventable. The Body at Work can help you get the training in workstation setup and usage that you need to avoid debilitating and costly injuries.

We're Here to Help
Many ergonomics classes begin and end with equipment: screen filter, comfy chair and fancy keyboard. But your workplace well-being goes beyond your physical surroundings. At The Body at Work, we're interested in how you interact with your workspace. Learning to position and support your body for typing, reading and sitting will help you avoid the fatigue and strain that lead to injury. You'll also feel more alert and refreshed.

Our Philosophy
At The Body at Work, we teach movement ease and efficiency to optimize employee safety and productivity. We help people improve the way they use their bodies and their equipment at work. Repetitive Strain Injuries are preventable, and we specialize in practical ways to avoid injuries and help heal existing ones.

People are often taught that they must maintain an "ideal" posture that winds up feeling rigid and constrained. We believe healthy posture is fluid and we teach people how to move more freely, while experiencing improved alignment and support. The result is a healthier, more energizing work experience.

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Our On-Site Seminars
In our classes we discuss ergonomic equipment and practical ways to improve workstation setup, and we emphasize understanding and improving the way we use our bodies. Learning good usage of the body and equipment is a vital part of preventing and healing a repetitive strain injury and it is something we can practice in any situation.

Our classes are fun, engaging and interactive. We receive overwhelming positive feedback from clients as they discover inspiring, new ways to work. At the end of the workday, they report no longer feeling sore or physically exhausted. Our simple and insightful approach incorporates discussions and demonstrations in both one-on-one and group settings.

Each seminar includes illustrated handouts with easy-to-follow instructions:

• Overview of Repetitive Strain Injuries and Computer Vision Syndrome
  
• Unfolding the Sitting Body
  The anatomy of sitting
• Workstation Setup and Usage
  Safe use of the Keyboard and Other Hazardous Equipment
• Relief for Tired Eyes
  Eyestrain Recovery and Prevention
  

Bodies that feel better get more done!

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