Over 90 % of all office workers use a personal computer.  In 1997 the work-related musculoskeletal disorders had reached 275,000 cases.  In 2009 that number is expected to reach over 14 million.  Musculoskeletal disorders include; neck pain, tension headaches, lower back pain, and carpal tunnel syndrome, just to name a few.  Women are more likely to outnumber men 3:1 for sustaining a carpal tunnel syndrome.  The affect on the economy is devastating with musculoskeletal disorders accounting for $20 billion in direct cost and over $100 billion related to indirect cost.  These cost represent a sobering statistic that America is sitting more and the effects are devastating. (more…)