Jack Dennerlein Professor of Physical Therapy j.dennerlein@northeastern.edu 617.373.5428 Expertise COVID-19, ergonomics and safety, work place injury prevention and health Jack Dennerlein in the Press Amazon Makes Push to Reduce Worker Injuries Jack Dennerlein, a professor at Northeastern University whose research has focused on musculoskeletal disorders, said introducing educational tools in workplaces is often not enough to substantially reduce injuries. Generally, he said, measures that provide mechanical lifts or reconfigure how a workplace is organized have a bigger impact. “It should be fitting the job to the […] Virus Rules Let Construction Workers Keep Building Luxury Towers Construction sites are particularly dynamic workplaces, with new workers coming and going all the time, greatly increasing the number of people who come in contact with one another, said Jack Dennerlein, a professor at Northeastern University whose research includes health and safety issues in the construction industry. Wearable Devices Take Ergonomics to a New High-Tech Place While makers of wearable devices say the purpose is to help employers reduce injuries, the technology also raises privacy and workplace-surveillance concerns, says Jack Dennerlein, a professor at Northeastern University in Boston who studies ergonomics. Here’s How to Type Faster on Your Phone Jack Dennerlein, an ergonomics researcher at Northeastern University’s Bouvé College of Health Sciences, said the study reinforced what other studies have shown: Two-handed typing is faster than one-handed typing. Safe patient handling linked to fewer worker injuries “Integrating safe patient equipment and procedures into the plan of care for each patient . . . aligns the goal of caring for the patient with the prevention of worker injury,” said lead study author Dr. Jack Dennerlein of Northeastern University in Boston. “This approach can easily be transferred to other hospitals,” Dennerlein added by […] A cure for digital addicts’ ‘text neck’? To achieve a neutral position, I needed to not only tilt the phone as prompted by the app, but also move it high in front of my face. That illustrates the “trade-off” between improving your neck angle and potentially causing your shoulders and arms to hurt, says Jack Dennerlein, director of the occupational biomechanics and […] Boston Magazine Six tips for using standing desks correctly Chances are, you know somebody who switched to a standing desk after reading those sobering studies about how bad sitting is for your health. The problem is, though, ergonomic guidelines for using the desks are scant, so arranging them can involve a lot of guesswork. Jack Dennerlein, a professor in the Northeastern University Department of […] Forbes Apple’s small iPhone SE suggests Steve Jobs was right “Smaller is better,” says Professor Jack Dennerlein, an expert in ergonomics and safety at Northeastern University and the Harvard school of public health in Boston. “The reach of the thumb when you’re holding something is limited.” A bigger iPhone may not be better, but it makes sense for Apple But while UX is one issue, larger phones are more difficult to use from an ergonomic standpoint. Northeastern University professor of physical therapy Jack Dennerlein said a larger handset “means more awkward postures of the thumb, and reduced performance when using it with a single hand. As the size gets bigger too, the devices are […] Find the best phone-screen size for you I plan to step up this year to a screen that measures at least 4.7 inches in diagonal, from the 4-inch iPhone I use today. With smartphones, even a little increase is a big deal. We used to laugh at Gordon Gekko’s giant cellphone in “Wall Street,” but handset makers are back to supersizing phones—or […] Jack Dennerlein for Northeastern Global News Stand up, sit down, type, type, type Stand up, sit down, type, type, type Standing desks are all the rage, and Jack T. Dennerlein, professor in the Bouvé College of Health Sciences, has taken the first step in developing ergonomic guidelines for how to use them. The plight of the modern coalminer The plight of the modern coalminer Open-pit coalminers who drive heavy-duty vehicles face a unique brand of whole-body vibration caused by operating this equipment. Backed by a new grant from the Alpha Foundation, physical therapy professor Jack Dennerlein will explore its effect on the body. 3Qs: Two thumbs down 3Qs: Two thumbs down Mobile-phone users who send dozens — or even hundreds — of text messages per day may have begun to notice pain, tingling or numbness in their thumbs from excessive button pushing. We asked Jack Dennerlein, a professor of physical therapy in the Bouvé College of Health Sciences, to explain the growing health concern among obsessive […]
Amazon Makes Push to Reduce Worker Injuries Jack Dennerlein, a professor at Northeastern University whose research has focused on musculoskeletal disorders, said introducing educational tools in workplaces is often not enough to substantially reduce injuries. Generally, he said, measures that provide mechanical lifts or reconfigure how a workplace is organized have a bigger impact. “It should be fitting the job to the […]
Virus Rules Let Construction Workers Keep Building Luxury Towers Construction sites are particularly dynamic workplaces, with new workers coming and going all the time, greatly increasing the number of people who come in contact with one another, said Jack Dennerlein, a professor at Northeastern University whose research includes health and safety issues in the construction industry.
Wearable Devices Take Ergonomics to a New High-Tech Place While makers of wearable devices say the purpose is to help employers reduce injuries, the technology also raises privacy and workplace-surveillance concerns, says Jack Dennerlein, a professor at Northeastern University in Boston who studies ergonomics.
Here’s How to Type Faster on Your Phone Jack Dennerlein, an ergonomics researcher at Northeastern University’s Bouvé College of Health Sciences, said the study reinforced what other studies have shown: Two-handed typing is faster than one-handed typing.
Safe patient handling linked to fewer worker injuries “Integrating safe patient equipment and procedures into the plan of care for each patient . . . aligns the goal of caring for the patient with the prevention of worker injury,” said lead study author Dr. Jack Dennerlein of Northeastern University in Boston. “This approach can easily be transferred to other hospitals,” Dennerlein added by […]
A cure for digital addicts’ ‘text neck’? To achieve a neutral position, I needed to not only tilt the phone as prompted by the app, but also move it high in front of my face. That illustrates the “trade-off” between improving your neck angle and potentially causing your shoulders and arms to hurt, says Jack Dennerlein, director of the occupational biomechanics and […]
Boston Magazine Six tips for using standing desks correctly Chances are, you know somebody who switched to a standing desk after reading those sobering studies about how bad sitting is for your health. The problem is, though, ergonomic guidelines for using the desks are scant, so arranging them can involve a lot of guesswork. Jack Dennerlein, a professor in the Northeastern University Department of […]
Forbes Apple’s small iPhone SE suggests Steve Jobs was right “Smaller is better,” says Professor Jack Dennerlein, an expert in ergonomics and safety at Northeastern University and the Harvard school of public health in Boston. “The reach of the thumb when you’re holding something is limited.”
A bigger iPhone may not be better, but it makes sense for Apple But while UX is one issue, larger phones are more difficult to use from an ergonomic standpoint. Northeastern University professor of physical therapy Jack Dennerlein said a larger handset “means more awkward postures of the thumb, and reduced performance when using it with a single hand. As the size gets bigger too, the devices are […]
Find the best phone-screen size for you I plan to step up this year to a screen that measures at least 4.7 inches in diagonal, from the 4-inch iPhone I use today. With smartphones, even a little increase is a big deal. We used to laugh at Gordon Gekko’s giant cellphone in “Wall Street,” but handset makers are back to supersizing phones—or […]