{"id":1255,"date":"2023-07-28T13:04:47","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T03:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rsi.org.au\/?page_id=1255"},"modified":"2023-08-02T09:23:35","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T23:23:35","slug":"buy-better-products","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rsi.org.au\/index.php\/buy-better-products\/","title":{"rendered":"Buy Better Products"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A lot of products are designed for simplicity and cost saving rather than good ergonomics. Buying products designed for ergonomic comfort and to aid mobility conditions means you can work smarter and not harder, reducing and preventing RSI symptom flareups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New products are regularly mentioned in the quarterly newsletter. Click&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSce_P5LWXuCuR8IQ5C420mYcUX249V3XuTF28YMojU7gwd9bA\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>&nbsp;to subscribe to email newsletters for free. Information on paid subscriptions, which get you physical copies of our newsletter and access to additional resources is available&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/rsi.org.au\/index.php\/become-a-member\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some examples of different product categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Double sided pegs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gearrice.com\/update\/what-you-should-keep-in-mind-when-buying-an-ergonomic- mouse-and-better-models\/\">Vertical Mouse<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Orthoses (splints) for the hand and wrist may be helpful in some cases for managing pain and swelling and maintaining the correct alignment of joints<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Button hooks can make doing up buttons easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0003687021003161\">Ergonomic Mop<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wireless earbuds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wider pens<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many different types of jar, bottle and tube openers are now available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A tap turner is a portable lever device that can assist with the turning action required to operate a tap<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gamepolar.com\/office-chair-for-posture\/\">Ergonomic Office Chair<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ergonomic kitchen utensils<\/p>\n<p>Self-propelled electric lawnmower<\/p>\n<p>Foot operated controls<\/p>\n<!-- \n -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lot of products are designed for simplicity and cost saving rather than good ergonomics. Buying products designed for ergonomic comfort and to aid mobility conditions means you can work smarter and not harder, reducing and preventing RSI symptom flareups. New products are regularly mentioned in the quarterly newsletter. Click&nbsp;here&nbsp;to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1255","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsi.org.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsi.org.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsi.org.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsi.org.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsi.org.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1255"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/rsi.org.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1255\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1319,"href":"https:\/\/rsi.org.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1255\/revisions\/1319"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsi.org.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}