About ErgoMotion
By applying motion to experiences, ErgoMotion™ is redefining ergonomics and changing the future of computing comfort forever!
The Truth About Ergonomic Products
Many ergonomic products on the market today are designed to find the perfect “fixed position” to alleviate stress from the users' hands and wrists while they work. These products are designed with the belief that by placing the user’s hands and wrists at a “natural” angle, this will properly address Repetitive Stress Injury (RSI). However, studies show repetition, not the position, induces RSI, such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS), proving that any fixed position will not solve the problem. In fact, over time, prolonged work in the same position will only cause injury, no matter how natural the position.
Motion Heals
ErgoMotion™ is built on the concept that movement is the key to healthier computing. The medical community has long supported movement to be beneficial to the human body, which promotes blood flow and decreases inflammation—inadequate blood circulation and inflammation are both considered key contributors to RSI. It was Smartfish’s founder, Dr. Jack Atzmon, whose own experience with RSI led him to question the effects ergonomic computer products had while he worked. Through Dr. Atzmon’s own research, he challenged “fixed-positioned” products and their claimed benefits, and developed a theory that motion is the solution to true ergonomics.
Smartfish partnered with New York’s Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) to study the effects motion would have on users while they compute. It was the collaboration with HSS that helped develop ErgoMotion™, proving subtle, even incremental movement would increase blood flow and reduce the inflammation that causes RSI. By applying motion to products, ErgoMotion™ is redefining the future of ergonomics. It is the first technology to actually address the root causes of RSI and empower the user to compute healthier.
Read HSS White Papers: ErgoMotion™ Keyboard White Papers and ErgoMotion™ Mouse White Papers.
Applying ErgoMotion™
Smartfish Whirl's™ Desktop Laser Mouse and Reflex™ Compact Keyboard are the first products to leverage the ErgoMotion™ technology. The Whirl™ Mouse utilizes a patented motion-base that conforms to its users' natural hand and wrist positions while they work. However, the Reflex™ Keyboard creates a slightly different ErgoMotion™ experience by tracking the user’s work pattern and making incremental changes to itself so the user’s hands and wrists are never in a static position while typing.
Smartfish’s computer peripherals are just the first of many applications of the ErgoMotion™ technology. ErgoMotion is a technology movement redefining what ergonomics should be and revolutionizing the future of true comfort.