1. Proper Keyboarding Techniques
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2. Imagine you are working in an office on a computer all day every day from 8am to 5pm
How can you be prone to injury?
Easy, it’s all related to how we sit at our computer workstations
Workplace Injuries

3. The science of adjusting your work environment to fit your body and make it most comfortable.
Ergonomics

4. Keyboarding Techniques include:
Correct Posture
Correct Arm and Hand Position
Correct Keystroking Technique
Keyboarding Techniques include:

5. Workstation Setup Video

6. It is important to keep your workstation neat and organized
All personal belongings should be on the floor
Document stand should be on the left and mouse on the right.
Workstation

7. Posture Spine is straight and leaning slightly forward
Body should be centered in front of the keyboard between g and h keys
Stomach is a comfortable distance from the keyboard
Feet are flat on the floor and slightly apart
Posture

8. Arms should be relaxed with your elbows naturally close to body
Forearms should be nearly parallel with the slope of the keyboard
Arm Position

9. Fingers are curved with the tips of your fingers resting lightly on the keys
Wrists are low, but palms of your hands should not rest on the keyboard
Wrists and Fingers

10. Wrists and Hands

11. Wrists and Hands

12. Keystroking Technique
Use the tips of your fingers to operate the assigned keys
Use a lift up/down motion to strike keys
Keystroking Technique

13. Health Risks Muscles react to tension
Once one muscle hurts, all its neighbors tense up, to try to relieve the load.
More tension means less blood flow, and the cycle continues.
Things get worse with repetitive activities.
Health Risks

14. Long Term Health Risks RSI means Repetitive Strain Injury
CTS means Carpal Tunnel Syndrome the nerves that run through your wrist into your fingers get trapped by the inflamed muscles around them. Symptoms include feeling "pins and needles", tingling, numbness, and even loss of sensation.
OOC means Occupational Overuse Syndrome another term for RSI
Long Term Health Risks

15. Stretching It is important to stretch from time to time when typing.
When you feel yourself getting restless, stop and take a break.
While resting, it is important to stretch your muscles in your hands, arms, neck, shoulders and legs.
Stretching

16. Stretches Neck rolls Shoulder rolls Neck Stretch Wrist rolls
Arm Stretch

17. If You Follow These Rules You Will:
type faster
make fewer mistakes
be able to type longer without getting as tired
be less likely to have health problems with your hands, wrists and back when you get older
If You Follow These Rules You Will: