by Optimal | Oct 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
There is a high prevalence of MSDs amongst dental professionals due to the specific ergonomic risk factors involved. Those factors aren’t going away any time soon and in fact they are worsening as “new emergent risks” together with psychosocial risks. We should...
by Optimal | Oct 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
Although there seems to be a consensus regarding the optimal working postures, there are some difficulties putting it into practice. Why is that? Where is the problem? Let’s analyse it. The main goal of ergonomics (the scientific study of people at work) is to prevent...
by Optimal | Oct 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
In order to address the prevention of MSDs caused by forced postures, we need to have a clear understanding and global vision of human biomechanical design understood as a total active system. There are some basic principles of biomechanical design that rule posture...
