Metaverse and how it will impact your posture
Spending hours staring at your phone or computer screen puts strain on your neck. Understand how the metaverse can negatively affect your posture.
Are The WavePads For You?
If you spend most of your time on a laptop or are on the go, it is difficult to have a stable and steady setup like a home station. Due to the versatility of laptops, traditional wrist pads are difficult to use because they are non-compatible with our typical devices. This is where the unique nature of the WavePads comes into play. They can become a part of your laptop and be as versatile as the laptop itself. The pads can stay on the laptop whether they are being used on your work desk, your laptop, on a plane, in...
Are Your Wrists in Danger of Getting Carpal Tunnel?
The answer is maybe. Carpal tunnel syndrome is a condition where a ligament through the front of the wrist called the transverse carpal ligament can become inflamed, tighten up and put pressure on the tendons of the finger and the median nerve in your hands. The median nerve supplies your thumb, pointer finger, and half of your middle finger. Symptoms can present as numbness, tingling, and weakness in the hands. The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons have identified computer use as a risk factor for developing carpal tunnel along with other factors such as age and rheumatoid arthritis. It is...
What is Posture and Why is it Important?
Posture is generally understood as a ‘position of the body’ or more specifically the individual positions of your joints and the effect of gravity on those joints. In our modern day society these positions continue to drift from their evolutionary origins. Our bodies evolved in the plains of the saharas as ‘movement machines.’ However, as civilization has shifted, so have the demands on our bodies. According to the BLS, nearly 50% of the labor force in the US can be categorized as sedentary or ‘low demand.’ As more manual jobs become automated, there is a large shift towards stationary jobs...