Where are these textbooks used? Are they used in the medical community, among physical therapists?
Wendy Young: Generally, physical therapists, occupational therapists don’t really study Ergonomics, per say. The people who study Ergonomics are going to be certain kinds of engineers, like industrial and human factors engineers. I don’t even think that chiropractors study Ergonomics. PR.com: Do Ergonomics and Chiropractics share anything in common? Wendy Young: Chiropractors study the bio mechanics of the body as do ergonomists. I have many clients who go to the chiropractor when they hurt. They’re always mentioning to me that their chiropractor is always telling them, “You need to do this in your environment. You need to look at your keyboard. You need to get a better chair.” So we actually work together. PR.com: The statistics of chronic back pain, chronic wrist problems, the pain medication, the surgeries just sort of doing damage control. Why do you think that the medical community isn’t incorporating something such as Ergonomics? Why are they instead simply putting a band aid on
