What Is Ergonomics

• Ergonomics is the science of designing and arranging the workplace to fit the worker — not the other way around.
• It studies the relationship between people and their working environment.
• The goal of ergonomics is to optimise human wellbeing and performance — while minimising injury and discomfort.
• Poor ergonomics forces the body to adopt unnatural, sustained, and stressful positions.
• These positions overload the muscles, joints, and soft tissues — producing pain, injury, and reduced productivity.
• Good ergonomics creates a working environment that supports natural posture, comfortable movement, and sustained performance.
• Ergonomic problems are one of the most significant and preventable causes of workplace injury worldwide.
• Musculoskeletal disorders from poor ergonomics account for a large proportion of workplace absence and disability.
• Physiotherapy-based ergonomic assessment is the most effective approach to identifying and correcting ergonomic risk factors.
• At our clinic we provide comprehensive ergonomic assessments for individuals and organisations.