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No longer will a feather stuffed sack satisfy for a good night’s sleep. Many people have a particular pillow they need to sleep with. Some offer a larger impact than others, but all look to have a positive impact on people’s lives. While true that ergonomics originated with occupational health in mind, the development of products to help us become healthier and more productive has moved beyond the office walls. This helps the bottom line for businesses. The increased use of ergonomic equipment at workstations leads to healthier and more productive employees. Nowadays it is not uncommon to see desks that adjust up and down to allow the users to stand and sit throughout the day as needed. They continued with ergonomic desks and complete workstations. The ergonomic industry didn’t stop there when it came to providing workplace products that adapt to the user to enhance productivity and improve health. The multitude of shapes and sizes of mice that are available on the market today means that the right one for your hand is out there somewhere. Now there are ergonomic keyboard options that adjust to any type of users that reduce wrist and forearm repetitive stress injuries like Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Sticking with the office theme, there was a time when a flat keyboard and standard mouse was the only option employees (and home work stations) had for the computers. Features like adjustable armrests and seat angles. Since then, chairs have continued to evolve with other options to adapt to the user. And with just these two features people were able to become more efficient and reduce or eliminate some of the pain they felt from their older chairs. The ability to raise and lower the seat height and back height were two of the early customizable features of office chairs. When the adjustable chair came along it was the first time you ever saw or sat in a chair that didn’t have only one setting. There wasn’t anything you could do to adjust the seat for comfort or productivity. If you are older, you may recall a time when everyone in the office, no matter how short or tall, used the same type of chair. So what products are some popular examples of ergonomics?įor many of us the first introduction into ergonomic products came by way of a chair. These are some everyday examples of ergonomics both inside and outside the office. The fact is pretty much any product that you interact with has the opportunity to be designed to adapt to the user. But sometimes it’s not so obvious which products are ergonomic. For most of us, ergonomic products have entered our lives and have helped us become more efficient, productive and/or healthy.