Laptop Ergonomics - Our Laptop Stand is Guaranteed to Improve Your Comfort Level

The Laptop Stand by Keynamics allows for very comfortable typing with your laptop at your desk, avoiding carpal tunnel syndrome & musculoskeletal disorders.  You can improve your risks for repetitive strain injuries as well.  Our notebook stand meets the guidelines of the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) for computer workstations, such as their emphasis on reclining (open posture) and frequently changing your position as you work (that's where the wheels come in handy) See OSHA's site at osha dot gov and search "Computer Workstations" - Our laptop riser complies!

Both OSHA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have spoken out, on the ergonomic problems that notebooks deliver to you, the user. Among these problems, Keynamics has solved many, such as the need to raise your laptop screen toward the plane of your eyes and the need to hold your wrists at a neutral posture. We allow you to achieve this neutral wrist posture, regardless whether you use our riser on top of your desk or off the front edge of your desk. Our notebook platform will safely cantilever your laptop out over the edge of your desk so you can recline as OSHA recommends.

The wheels allow you to quickly move your laptop out of the way, freeing up your desktop for other tasks. As you can see, we reach your ergonomic goals without asking you to buy a separate keyboard or a monitor.

The problem: A typical desk height is 29 inches, which is too high for proper keying and too low for proper viewing. The laptop keyboard is attached to the screen. Raise the screen to correct the viewing angle and your keyboard is too high for proper keying. Lower the keyboard for proper "neutral wrists" and the screen is too low for proper viewing. (Hence - "The Hunch")

The Laptop Stand On Wheels functionally separates the keyboard from the screen, by changing both the user's position and the laptop position. Other stands only change the laptop position.

Furthermore, they were wrong all those years when they told you to sit up straight. Sitting up straight compresses your spine. Think about it, would you drive a car sitting up straight - not for long!

Reclining transfers much of the downward pressure off your spine.  As an added bonus, the airspace and heat convection reduces laptop heat.

We have sold many hundreds of these notebook stands and the feedback has been tremendous.  Users are claiming to achieve neutral postures, reduction in repetitive stress injuries, carpal tunnel syndrome, musculoskeletal disorders, wrist pain and neck pain.

Palms facing each other form a neutral posture.

Palms facing down cause pronation in the forearms and wrists, which is unsafe.

 

In the upper extremity, pronation refers to the position of the forearm and hand. The forearm is rotated medially and the hand is palm down. This movement is accomplished by the pronator teres and pronator quadratus muscles.

The animated GIF above shows a pronated upper extremity.

The Keynamics Laptop Stand reduces pronation when the elbows and forearms are moved out to rest on the armrests.

The hands lay perfectly on the keyboard in a non-pronated posture.