Rheuma-online Austria is an online portal for people suffering from rheumatism. The portal provides information about clinical pictures of rheumatism as well as important contacts and addresses. You can find news, a chat function and an FAQ section.

Movement and physical awareness are central components of school health promotion and prevention. Physical activity has a high impact on both physical and mental health. Today, children are confronted with a much more sedentary living environment than before therefore, more movement needs to be...

This is an app allowing users to analyse the lifting and carrying technique of a human. This can be done by using the camera of a smartphone to pick up a person while lifting an object, mark certain parts of the body with a few points, and then enter the weight of the person's weight, gender, and...

This free app is designed for anyone working at a computer workstation in an office. The app supports the user in the ergonomic design of a workstation in the office. It helps to recognise positive and negative influences on work and health. All the uses has to do is answer a few short questions...

This general poster gives insight about what happens in your back during sitting and how to make sure people sit with good posture.

The leaflet from the Austrian Social Accident Insurance AUVA provides information about the risks related to manual handling of patients. Photos with detailed descriptions show the right techniques to handle patients ergonomically.

Manual handling of loads can lead to discomfort, pain or injury to the musculoskeletal system. The website of the Austrian Labour Inspectorate provides tips and links to usefull tools such as the German Key Indicator Methods for lifting, holding, carrying and pushing, pulling.