Most business owners don’t know what ergonomics means and how it can help their business improve and flourish. Nonetheless, it’s our job to explain these things to you in as much detail as we can, so stick around to find out why and how ergonomics can boost your productivity, and the productivity of your workers (if you’re a business owner).

So, what is ergonomics? Ergonomics is the study of workplace efficiency. It is through ergonomics that we can easily figure out which segment of the business is faulty and not productive enough. Once this is done, we introduce changes that improve efficiency and lower stress levels in everyone involved.

For example, science has proven that sitting down for hours on end is unhealthy and can cause spinal injuries. This is why people who mostly work on their computers usually opt for stand-up desks instead (at least in the present day and age). If a stand-up desk is something you’re interested in, check out some online offers and try to find the best stand up desk for yourself – it’ll change your life for the better.

Employees Using Ergonomic Equipment Make Fewer Errors

Equipment is vital in every single business type that exists. Without it, we wouldn’t be able to progress so quickly, and you’d still be waiting a long time before a car gets off the production line (like in the past when nothing was automated).

See, through ergonomics, the company boss can figure out what isn’t working and how to change it. Sometimes, equipment fails and it worsens productivity as well as slowing down work. Other times, you have people that have to use certain equipment but aren’t happy using it and/or they don’t know how thus leading to other issues.

As long as you can keep your employees happy and entertained, you won’t have issues with productivity. The same goes for you – try to find ways to entertain yourself if the company you work for doesn’t have the ergonomic equipment. Yes, these are specially designed equipment that improves overall workplace happiness and efficiency!

Ergonomics Improve Productivity by Reducing High-Force Requirements

It’s no surprise that businesses require workers to use some extra strength while doing specific tasks but is this any good? Research has shown that not only is it damaging to the workers’ health, it also slows down work.

In modern times, companies use ergonomic equipment to help their employees deal with physical difficulties much easier. This includes using counterbalance systems, mechanical assists, adjustable height lift tables, and some forms of workstations. Powered equipment and tools that were specifically designed to improve the ergonomic situation in the workplace are also common.

All of these lower muscle exertions and make it easier for your employees to work. Additionally, if you’re an employee yourself but there is no ergonomic equipment present, help yourself! Try to figure out ways how to make the job easier for yourself whilst improving productivity and efficiency.

Workers with Ergonomic Equipment Can Work More Quickly

What better way to avoid workplace issues and problems than to use the ergonomic equipment? We already mentioned that this type of equipment improves workplace satisfaction, meaning that people feel more inclined to work as they feel their presence is noted and appreciated (who wouldn’t feel this way if your boss went out of his/her way to keep you happy while you’re working?).

Repetitively is another issue that can be found in a workplace. Imagine you’re doing the same thing over and over again, the same motion, etc. No one likes doing something that is boring and tedious. Ergonomic keyboards, for example, improve the speed at which a blogger can pump out high-quality blogs by lowering the number of breaks one needs.

Posture is another big issue, but it can easily be fixed through the use of ergonomic equipment.

Ergonomics Improve Productivity by Reducing Highly Repetitive Tasks

Task repetition is, as we already mentioned, a negative factor when it comes to workplace efficiency and happiness. Combine this with potential risks factors such as awkward and unpleasant postures, and high force and you’ve got yourself a recipe for disaster (not in the literal sense of course).

Tasks should always be interesting, at least in a small amount since even slight deviations to the repetition help. If this is not possible, then eliminating high force tasks and awkward postures is a must.

The whole point of ergonomics is to make the employee comfortable and happy while working. Even the act of getting ergonomic equipment and trying to improve workplace happiness has a profound effect on people, and they’re more willing to give their best because you, as a boss, recognize their existence and importance to the company.

Originally posted 2018-05-19 16:26:05. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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VR has revolutionized the way healthcare operates. It lets the professionals to learn & enhance their skills without actually operating a patient. It has eminently raised the training methods to a different level from theoretical & video training. It helps to learn new procedures &simplify the usage of medical tools, equipment’s in risk free setting.

VR helps the Doctors to diagnose without the surgery or real cuts. It also helps in remote surgery, i.e., when it’s difficult to get the professional in time at operation location. Through remote telesurgery, a surgeon performs the procedure which helps save a life in dire need.

VR has so many benefits and can be used in varied sectors, not only for the training purposes of Dentists, Nurses or different types of Surgeries, but also to treat phobias, post- traumatic stress, Autism etc.

Here is an Infographic which elaborates the usage of VR in Healthcare.

Originally posted 2017-02-27 18:49:42. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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The University of Washington’s Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering is reframing what it means for its research to change the world.

In unveiling six “Grand Challenges” at its annual Research Showcase and Open House in Seattle on Wednesday, the Allen School’s leaders described a blueprint for technology that protects privacy, supports mental health, broadens accessibility, earns public trust, and sustains people and the planet.

The idea is to “organize ourselves into some more specific grand challenges that we can tackle together to have an even greater impact,” said Magdalena Balazinska, director of the Allen School and a UW computer science professor, opening the school’s annual Research Showcase and Open House.

Here are the six grand challenges:

• Anticipate and address security, privacy, and safety issues as tech permeates society.
• Make high-quality cognitive and mental health support available to all.
• Design technology to be accessible at its inception — not as an add-on.
• Design AI in a way that is transparent and equally beneficial to all.
• Build systems that can be trusted to do exactly what we want them to do, every time.
• Create technologies that sustain people and the planet.

Balazinska explained that the list draws on the strengths and interests of its faculty, who now number more than 90, including 74 on the tenure track.

With total enrollment of about 2,900 students, last year the Allen School graduated more than 600 undergrads, 150 master’s students, and 50 Ph.D. students.

The Allen School has grown so large that subfields like systems and NLP (natural language processing) risk becoming isolated “mini departments,” said Shwetak Patel, a University of Washington computer science professor. The Grand Challenges initiative emerged as a bottom-up effort to reconnect these groups around shared, human-centered problems. 

Patel said the initiative also encourages collaborations on campus beyond the computer science school, citing examples like fetal heart rate monitoring with UW Medicine.

A serial entrepreneur and 2011 MacArthur Fellow, Patel recalled that when he joined UW 18 years ago, his applied and entrepreneurial focus was seen as unconventional. Now it’s central to the school’s direction. The grand challenges initiative is “music to my ears,” Patel said.

In tackling these challenges, the Allen School has a unique advantage against many other computer science schools. Eighteen faculty members currently hold what’s known as “concurrent engagements” — formally splitting time between the Allen School and companies and organizations such as Google, Meta, Microsoft, and the Allen Institute for AI (Ai2).

This is a “superpower” for the Allen School, said Patel, who has a concurrent engagement at Google. These arrangements, he explained, give faculty and students access to data, computing resources, and real-world challenges by working directly with companies developing the most advanced AI systems.

“A lot of the problems we’re trying to solve, you cannot solve them just at the university,” Patel said, pointing to examples such as open-source foundation models and AI for mental-health research that depend on large-scale resources unavailable in academia alone.

These roles can also stretch professors thin. “When somebody’s split, there’s only so much mental energy you can put into the university,” Patel said. Many of those faculty members teach just one or two courses a year, requiring the school to rely more on lecturers and teaching faculty.

Still, he said, the benefits outweigh the costs. “I’d rather have 50% of somebody than 0% of somebody, and we’ll make it work,” he said. “That’s been our strategy.”

The Madrona Prize, an annual award presented at the event by the Seattle-based venture capital firm, went to a project called “Enhancing Personalized Multi-Turn Dialogue with Curiosity Reward.” The system makes AI chatbots more personal by giving them a “curiosity reward,” motivating the AI to actively learn about a user’s traits during a conversation to create more personalized interactions.

On the subject of industry collaborations, the lead researcher on the prize-winning project, UW Ph.D. student Yanming Wan, conducted the research while working as an intern at Google DeepMind. (See full list of winners and runners-up below.)

At the evening poster session, graduate students filled the rooms to showcase their latest projects — including new advances in artificial intelligence for speech, language, and accessibility.

DopFone: Doppler-based fetal heart rate monitoring using commodity smartphones

DopFone transforms phones into fetal heart rate monitors. It uses the phone speaker to transmit a continuous sine wave and uses the microphone to record the reflections. It then processes the audio recordings to estimate fetal heart rate. It aims to be an alternative to doppler ultrasounds that require trained staff, which aren’t practical for frequent remote use.

“The major impact would be in the rural, remote and low-resource settings where access to such maternity care is less — also called maternity care deserts,” said Poojita Garg, a second-year PhD student.

CourseSLM: A Chatbot Tool for Supporting Instructors and Classroom Learning

This custom-built chatbot is designed to help students stay focused and build real understanding rather than relying on quick shortcuts. The system uses built-in guardrails to keep learners on task and counter the distractions and over-dependence that can come with general large language models.

Running locally on school devices, the chatbot helps protect student data and ensures access even without Wi-Fi.

“We’re focused on making sure students have access to technology, and know how to use it properly and safely,” said Marquiese Garrett, a sophomore at the UW.

Efficient serving of SpeechLMs with VoxServe

VoxServe makes speech-language models run more efficiently. It uses a standardized abstraction layer and interface that allows many different models to run through a single system. Its key innovation is a custom scheduling algorithm that optimizes performance depending on the use case.

The approach makes speech-based AI systems faster, cheaper, and easier to deploy, paving the way for real-time voice assistants and other next-gen speech applications.

“I thought it would be beneficial if we can provide this sort of open-source system that people can use,” said Keisuke Kamahori, third-year Ph.D. student at the Allen School.

ConvFill: Model collaboration for responsive conversational voice agents

ConvFill is a lightweight conversational model designed to reduce the delay in voice-based large language models. The system responds quickly with short, initial answers, then fills in more detailed information as larger models complete their processing.

By combining small and large models in this way, ConvFill delivers faster responses while conserving tokens and improving efficiency — an important step toward more natural, low-latency conversational AI.

“This is an exciting way to think about how we can combine systems together to get the best of both worlds,” said Zachary Englhardt, a third-year Ph.D. student. “It’s an exciting way to look at problems.”

ConsumerBench: Benchmarking generative AI on end-user devices

Running generative AI locally — on laptops, phones, or other personal hardware — introduces new system-level challenges in fairness, efficiency, and scheduling.

ConsumerBench is a benchmarking framework that tests how well generative AI applications perform on consumer hardware when multiple AI models run at the same time. The open-source tool helps researchers identify bottlenecks and improve performance on consumer devices.

There are a number of benefits to running models locally: “There are privacy purposes — a user can ask for questions related to email or private content, and they can do it efficiently and accurately,” said Yile Gu, a third-year Ph.D. student at the Allen School.

Designing Chatbots for Sensitive Health Contexts: Lessons from Contraceptive Care in Kenyan Pharmacies

A project aimed at improving contraceptive access and guidance for adolescent girls and young women in Kenya by integrating low-fidelity chatbots into healthcare settings. The goal is to understand how chatbots can support private, informed conversations and work effectively within pharmacies.

“The fuel behind this whole project is that my team is really interested in improving health outcomes for vulnerable populations,” said Lisa Orii, a fifth-year Ph.D. student.

See more about the research showcase here. Here’s the list of winning projects.

Madrona Prize Winner: “Enhancing Personalized Multi-Turn Dialogue with Curiosity Reward” Yanming Wan, Jiaxing Wu, Marwa Abdulhai, Lior Shani, Natasha Jaques

Runner up: “VAMOS: A Hierarchical Vision-Language-Action Model for Capability-Modulated and Steerable Navigation” Mateo Guaman Castro, Sidharth Rajagopal, Daniel Gorbatov, Matt Schmittle, Rohan Baijal, Octi Zhang, Rosario Scalise, Sidharth Talia, Emma Romig, Celso de Melo, Byron Boots, Abhishek Gupta

Runner up: “Dynamic 6DOF VR reconstruction from monocular videos” Baback Elmieh, Steve Seitz, Ira-Kemelmacher, Brian Curless

People’s Choice: “MolmoAct” Jason Lee, Jiafei Duan, Haoquan Fang, Yuquan Deng, Shuo Liu, Boyang Li, Bohan Fang, Jieyu Zhang, Yi Ru Wang, Sangho Lee, Winson Han, Wilbert Pumacay, Angelica Wu, Rose Hendrix, Karen Farley, Eli VanderBilt, Ali Farhadi, Dieter Fox, Ranjay Krishna

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Most every person sitting at a desk feels like they’re not sitting properly at their desk, but most don’t do anything about it. However, if you don’t you risk causing permanent damage to your back. The changes you have to make aren’t that difficult though. Read on to find out how to save your back by making changes to the ergonomics of your workspace.

Take breaks

Every every person sitting at a desk knows they should take breaks, but they often don’t as they’re too busy trying to hit deadline, or they’re too involved in what they’re doing. Emily Perkins, a writer with UK Writings, says that there’s an easy way to remember to take breaks. ‘Every hour, have an alarm set to go off and remind you to go stretch for five minutes’ she says. ‘Even a quick walk to the kitchen and back can be enough to save your spine!’

Position your keyboard and mouse properly

The ideal positioning for your keyboard means that your wrists and forearms should angle down towards the keys. To make sure you’re doing it correctly, the angle of your elbows should be greater than 90 degrees. You can buy specialist keyboards that do this for you, but you can achieve the same by adjusting the height of your desk or seat, as long as it doesn’t affect other aspects of your posture.

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As for the mouse, make sure that it’s placed as close to the keyboard as possible. Try not to place it directly on the desk, but instead elevate it to the same level as the keyboard. Then, make sure you’re moving it with your elbow rather than your wrist, to avoid carpal tunnel issues.

Get a suitable chair

The chair at your kitchen table probably isn’t going to cut it. Try your chair now. You should be able to sit with your feet flat on the floor and your knees should bend at about 90 degrees. If your feet can’t reach the floor, a foot rest can solve the problem. Now, you need to make sure that you have lumbar, or lower back support. If your chair doesn’t include this, you can buy a pillow that solves this for relatively cheap. Finally, you need to ensure that you have a slight recline to your chair. 100 degrees is actually better than 90.

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Don’t sit all the time

Constant sitting is bad for everybody. As a desk person though, it’s an occupational hazard. How do you get around it though? Finlay Jones, a uk dissertation writer, has a good tip: ‘My physical therapist recommended buying a sit stand desk, and it’s the best thing I’ve ever bought. I can adjust it for sitting and standing at the right heights for me, meaning I can switch between the two throughout the door. I’ve felt much better since I made this investment.’

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If you just make a few adjustments to your work station, you’ll feel the difference in your back and body instantly. Save yourself the pain and stress, and invest in your work station. You won’t regret it.

Originally posted 2018-05-12 17:22:34. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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Have you been suffering from a seemingly random series of migraine headaches? The source of the issue may be the time you are spending on your computer.

As it turns out, staring at a computer screen for too long can lead to serious issues. Migraines and other ill effects can be traced to a source known as blue light.

Is Blue Light Causing Your Migraine Headaches?

Have you ever come away with a migraine headache after a long session of being in front of your PC? The reason why may surprise you. Issues such as eye strain and headaches are not actually the causes of your trouble. They are actually the symptoms. The real cause may be due to your inability to handle blue light.

The very first thing that you will need to understand is that blue light can be found everywhere. This is not only the kind of thing that emanates from the screen of your laptop, phone, or PC. The phenomenon of blue light waves is one that comes directly from the sun itself and is endlessly renewed.

This means that the issue is not to get rid of blue light. What you need to focus on instead is a new way of dealing with it. This is where a number of new methods are coming to the forefront. If the main issue you are facing is painful migraine headaches due to blue light, you need to find a way to neutralize them.

The Benefits of Vitamins for Your Migraine

Did you know that there is a great new way to solve the problem of eye strain, dry eyes, itching, and migraines? If you spend hours in front of a computer screen, now is the time to deal with these issues. You can use a new product that functions in the role of blue light vitamins to finally put a stop to the endless pain.

The purpose of these new blue blocker vitamins is clear enough. They function as blue light blockers that keep the light emanating from your screen from causing you pain, strain, and headaches. They can help you reduce the amount of agony you go through after finishing a long workday. This is relief that matters.

Many of these formulas contain essential nutrients that will help your eyes build up resistance to blue light. This is a problem that is all the more a source of trouble if you don’t have sufficient levels of certain substances. These can include B-12, D, E, magnesium, copper, selenium, zinc, and others.

The more of these nutrients a blue blocker formula contains, the better. These are the substances that will help your system build up a strong tolerance to the effects of blue light. The effects of blue light can’t be stopped altogether. However, you will feel a great deal better once this resistance begins to mount.

Don’t Let Blue Light Cause You Migraines

You should be aware that exposure to too much blue light can have a wide host of side effects. These include loss of sleep, eye strain, itchiness, swollen eyes, and others. But the biggest side effect of all will always be the headaches. These can get to be so bad that they have an affect on your ability to work.

If this occurs, the time to nip it in the bud is now. Don’t let blue light activate all of the neurons in your brain that are tied to pain receptors. The moment this begins to happen, a migraine is guaranteed to occur.

Taking the new generation of blue light blocker vitamins is the best way to stop these headaches. In addition to other measures such as taking breaks, using eye drops, or special glasses, these vitamins can give you much needed relief.

The Time to Stop the Pain is Now

The new line of eye vitamins is causing a major stir in the health industry. You now have a weapon that is proving effective to deal with the migraines caused by blue light. As a result, you can cut the pain and suffering you experience to a bare minimum. The time for you to make use of this remedy to stop pain is now.

Originally posted 2021-11-18 00:45:56. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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Sleep is undoubtedly a great way of providing rest to the body after you have had a hectic schedule. However, most people feel tired even after they have slept for 8 hours and they find it difficult to concentrate on their work.

This does not only mean that the person has not slept properly, but it also means that there are various other external factors, which are responsible for the tiredness and fatigue even after sleeping. Sleep is important for each and every person. People, maintaining sleeping hygiene, are also able to sleep comfortably and they do not face any kind of disturbances at night.

Given below is a list of the ways which will allow you to maintain proper sleep hygiene.

Keeping the gadgets away when you are sleeping

There is no doubt to the fact that each and every individual owns one communication gadget or the other. Experts suggest that they are kept away from the body when you are sleeping at night. Gadgets make it difficult for the body to relax because of the radiations that they keep on emitting even when they are not in use. Keeping the gadgets on your bedside table can help you to decompress as well as relax, and thereby provide a peaceful, deep sleep at night.

Ideal sleeping routine

Each and every individual is known to spend their day in a different manner. This also means that the sleep that they require is also completely different. You need to understand that the total sleep that is required by a baby is different from the sleep that is required by adults. You have to assess the condition that you are in and decide yourself as to how long you should sleep regularly. This is going to help in establishing an ideal sleeping routine, which is a great way of maintaining proper sleep hygiene. According to www.cdc.gov, 56% of people do not get healthy sleep at night.

Instilling discipline within the body

The poor sleep hygiene is responsible for keeping you tired throughout the entire day and you will face difficulty in completing your regular tasks. The first thing that you need to do is instill discipline within your body and try to train your mind to follow a certain sleeping pattern. You need to train the body to go to bed at a certain time and wake up exactly at the same time regularly. Sleeping routines normally vary from one person to another on basis of the occasion or occupation that a person is associated with.

Training the body to sleep in the dark

Another important aspect of maintaining sleep hygiene is training your body in a manner so that it is capable of sleeping only in the light that is not as bright. Even if you try sleeping at the normal bedtime, you might not fall asleep easily if are surrounded by bright light. The light that is bright is responsible for stimulating the eye muscles, and you are going to find it extremely difficult to sleep.

Conclusion

Proper sleep hygiene is a must if you want to keep yourself healthy. Moreover, in order to keep your body functioning in a proper manner, you need to follow all the things that have been mentioned above.

Originally posted 2019-01-19 19:42:57. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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Technology today is a strong ally in our effort to become healthier and even lose weight. If you have a smartphone and wish to lose weight, change your diet, or improve your health, then you are in luck. In this guide, you’ll find five weight loss apps that can help you achieve your goals. Technology has made it easier for us to achieve our weight loss goals.

Whether you wish to get fit or simply start eating right, these apps will go a long way in helping you get and stay there. They will also ensure that you continue sticking to your plans over the long haul.

Read on to learn more:

Best Weight Loss Apps

Nutrisystem Numi App

Numi is a free weight loss tool created by Nutrisystem to support your weight loss journey from many different angles. First, it works like a food diary. You record the food you eat every day and the app shows you how many calories you take in. Knowing this information alone can protect you from overeating. For example, you set a goal to eat 1,350 calories a day. The app charts your calorie intake and shows you graphs so that you know if you are within your calorie goals. Second, Numi works as a food scanner. You can scan thousands of foods and get their nutritional values. Third, it works as an activity tracker. Not only can you log the daily physical activity you engage in, but you can also actually track your steps by connecting to the iPhones Motion Processor. Nutrisystem, the creator of Numi app, is a leading weight loss program, a review of which you can read online.

Diet Hero

With the Diet Hero app, you won’t have to count calories anymore. This exciting alternative will turn into a proper meal planning approach that is as proactive as it is productive for weight loss.

Using Diet Hero, you can inform the app about foods you have and those you like, and it will let you know what and how much you should eat. For instance, if you only have a couple of ingredients, the app will adjust its settings so that you won’t have to worry about finding food that is healthy.

Further, you can even swap out foods that you don’t like, and the app will add interesting options – proteins for proteins and carbs for carbs. The app also takes you personal information, such as gender, current weight, height, and the amount of weight you wish to lose (and how fast), and use it to cater to your meal plans.

Fooducate

Fooducate is another one of the weight loss apps you can use to know more about healthy foods. All you need to do is scan the barcode with your Android smartphone or iPhone, and the app will get to work.

Therefore, the next time you go shopping, you will be able to use technology only to choose those foods that are worth considering. The grade provided will also go a long way in enabling you to make smarter decisions about your purchases.

Lose It

Designed for iPhones and Android gadgets, Lose It is an interesting app that will allow you to achieve the sustainable weight loss you have been dreaming about. The tool comes in the form of a website as well as an app so you can access all the information on your smartphone or laptop.

Further, Lose It can connect you to food information, other devices, and people – all of which will help you start your weight loss journey faster than you’d anticipated. You can also use the app to create personalized weight loss plans for total fitness and wellness, as well as your intended final weight.

The app comes with a real food database that you should be able to access whenever you want to track your calories. On the database, you can share recipes, add custom foods, and perform easy searches.

MyFitnessPal

Quite popular in the weight loss industry, the MyFitnessPal app is designed to assist users to track their exercise and food intake, as well as call on friends for additional motivation.

MyFitnessPal comes with a searchable database containing a million food items and ideas meaning that you should be able to add a proper food log through your Android, iPhone, Windows Phone, or BlackBerry easily.

Provided free of charge, this service also allows users to add personalized diet profiles that will come in handy when you need to set a healthier diet and exercise goals. Additionally, it has options for befriending other users and connect with contacts and Facebook profiles for motivation and support.

Nike+ Training Club

If you are unsure about where you should start on your new workout plan, then you might want to give the Nike+ Training Club a try. It will enable you to choose a four-week program or workout that will get you to your new lean self.

Available with the app are 100+ workouts for the advanced, the intermediates, and beginners to weight loss through exercise. Interestingly, the app also works on tablets and TVs (via HDMI, Chromecast, and AirPlay).

Pact

Last on this list of top weight loss apps is Pact. This free app incentivizes you to exercise by giving you real cash! It was designed to empower users to track their workouts, log their food intake, and start eating more vegetables and healthy foods.

You will be able to choose how much to add to each Pact you create. After completing the pacts, the app will reward you with anywhere between $0.30 and $5 every week. These earnings can add up over time.

Concluding Thoughts

Although there are other weight loss apps out there, these are consistently ranked among the best by people looking to live healthier, eat right, and workout regularly. Therefore, if you’ve been having a problem cutting down, you should consider using any or all of the above.

Originally posted 2017-05-02 02:22:14. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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Did you know that almost 60 million people around the world suffer from computer vision syndrome? If you’re wondering if you have computer vision symptoms, we can help.

We will go over how you can recognize and seek treatment for computer vision syndrome.

Want to learn more? Keep reading.

What is Computer Vision Syndrome?

You can get a repetitive strain injury that will affect your vision. Computer vision syndrome is also known as digital eye strain.

You might experience eye or neck discomfort if you use smartphones or computers.

These digital devices emit frequencies of blue light. Your eyes will end up reading left to right repeatedly and focus on bright objects too far away, like the text on a screen.

If you use digital screens without rest, you will have eye strain, pain, or other vision problems.

Most average workers sometimes spend up to seven hours in front of a screen. Using the screens is for work. But some people communicate with screens or play games with a digital screen.

When you use digital screens too often, you could end up straining your eyes.

How Can a Digital Screen Impact Your Vision?

Computer vision syndrome is like other repetitive motion injuries. With CVS, your eyes will follow the same path over and over again.

As you work on a computer, your eyes will need to focus and refocus constantly.

Your eyes move back and forth as you read. Sometimes you glance down to paperwork and then glance back up to finish typing.

Your eyes react to constant moves and changes on your screen. Your eyes will send fast, varying images to your brain. These different tasks require a lot of effort on behalf of your eye muscles.

Unlike paper or a book, a screen will flicker, glare, or contrast. People also tend to blink less often when they use a computer.

When you don’t blink as often, your eyes could dry out, and your vision might blur.

People who already have eye problems could get CVS. If you currently need glasses but don’t have them, you’ll want to see an eye doctor. Get a prescription for computer use. Check out EZ Opticals.

As you age, computer work will become more difficult. Your natural lenses in your eyes will become less flexible over time.

When people hit age 40, their ability to focus on far and near objects begins to deteriorate.

Symptoms of Computer Vision Syndrome

Regular use of computers can lead to noticeable eye discomfort and strain. You might begin to notice that your vision blurs, you have headaches, or back and neck pain.

Other people notice their eyes become red or dry, while others report double vision.

Change the Lighting in Your Office

You can make some changes to your work environment to help with the symptoms. First, you’ll want to remove the glare.

You can change the lighting around your work office to reduce the glare on your screen.

Does light from a window cause a glare? You could close the shades while you work or move your monitor.

Ask your boss if they can install a dimmer switch. This way you can change your lighting. Consider buying a desk lamp that has a movable shade.

People sometimes will add a glare filter to their monitor.

Move Your Desk Around

Some people find success when they move their desk around or rearrange it. Your monitor should be a little below eye level and about 20 inches away from your face.

Do you strain your eyes to see or stretch your neck? Put a stand near your monitor. Place printed materials there. This way, you won’t have to look down as you work, but instead next to your monitor.

Take a Break

It’s essential to take a break. Work for 20 minutes on your computer before you give yourself a short break.

Look away from your monitor. Make sure you remember to blink often. If you begin to notice that your eyes feel dry, pick up some eye drops.

Try to Change Your Computer Settings

You could also try to change the settings on your computer. A lot of people don’t end up changing the factory-installed presets.

If you notice your computer is too bright, change the brightness or contrast. You could also adjust the font size. Find what works best.

See Your Eye Doctor

If you work with computers and digital screens, stay up-to-date with eye appointments.

Make sure you get exams from a reputable eye doctor often. You also want to make sure your eye prescriptions are updated.

Talk to your eye doctor about any problems you’re facing. If you don’t currently have glasses, you might need to get contact lenses or glasses.

Your eye doctor might decide you only need regular glasses for computer work.

Yet, they might recommend a special kind of glasses. An eye doctor might prescribe a bifocal or single lens or tinted lens material to help filter out glare and boost contrast.

Now You Know More About Computer Vision Syndrome and How To Treat It

We hope this guide on treatment for computer vision syndrome was helpful. You can avoid eye strain by taking care of your eye health by visiting your eye doctor.

Make sure you take breaks from digital screens throughout the day. Try to reduce the glare from outdoor light.

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Originally posted 2021-03-22 04:04:58. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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There’s a good chance that you’re guilty of indulging in a few late-night electronic activities from time to time. We’ve all done this before, sat scrolling through our social media feeds on our smartphones or laptops when we were supposed to be settling down for sleep. However, the more you expose yourself to technology, the more you sleep quality could suffer.

Now that technology is playing a bigger role in our everyday lives, it’s important to make sure that we don’t let it ruin our sleeping habits too.

If you’re concerned that you could be letting it get the best of you, here are a few of the things that you could do.

Use Night Mode

There’s a reason that your phone has a night mode. This dark screen option reduces the amount of blue light that you’re exposed to in the evening, so you’re less likely to be kept awake by your phone. Many leading phone brands have this mode available now, and you can also adjust the brightness of your phone manually if you need to.

Grab Some Orange Glasses

If you don’t have a night mode on your device for any reason, then consider investing in a pair of orange glasses. You can use them to counteract the effect of the blue light when you’re browsing.

These products are relatively cheap and easy to find. You can grab a pair on Amazon, or even just buy a pair of standard sunglasses with orange lenses.

Ban Devices from the Bedroom

Despite what you may believe, you don’t actually have to have your phone in your bedroom. You can use a standard clock as an alarm, and your emails can definitely wait until the morning. The easiest way to stop devices from overtaking your sleep is to get rid of them once and for all.

Move all of your computer systems, tablets, and smartphones out of your bedroom at night. Get rid of your television too – you can watch it downstairs until you’re ready to go to bed.

Switch off Notifications

If you can’t resist bringing your smartphone to bed with you, then you can at least reduce its chances of distracting you by turning off notifications. Do yourself a favor and put the phone completely on silent or turn it off if you need to, you can switch it back on again in the morning.

If you’re not getting notifications through the night, then you’ll be less tempted to roll over the mattress and pick your phone up when you should be snoozing.

Keep Stimulating Activities to a Minimum

Speaking of which, if you do bring any devices into your bedroom, then make sure that you’re not using them for anything too stimulating. For instance, playing games on your phone or chatting to people on instant chat are going to keep you awake.

However, you could always read a book on your phone or check out news articles instead if you’re looking for a less active way to wind down. The more interactive the activity is, the more awake your brain needs to stay so you can take part in that activity.

Stop Using Tech an Hour Before Bed

If you’re struggling to ween yourself off your devices, then it might be a good idea to start banishing tech from your sleep routine entirely. For an hour before bed, focus on doing things that don’t require any technology at all like tucking yourself in a cooling comforter. This could mean engaging in a quick yoga session or checking out some meditation strategies.

Some people find that it’s helpful to take a hot bath or drink a cup of tea before bed when winding down. The less you expose yourself to tech, the less you’ll rely on it.

Cover Digital Displays

If you’ve got any digital clocks or other displays in your room that you can’t get rid of, make sure that they are covered before you go to bed. This way, the light isn’t distracting you or making it harder than necessary to fall asleep. You could find that even the smallest flashing light can keep you awake, particularly if you already have trouble with sleep.

Originally posted 2019-11-05 19:29:48. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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