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How Interaction Design can prevent and treat Carpal Tunnel Syndrome How can individuals who repetitively use computers for work, use Interaction Design as a means to engage them in the healing practices and exercises of combatting Carpal Tunnel

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How Interaction Design can prevent and treat Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

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How can individuals who repetitively use computers for work, use Interaction Design as a means to engage them in the healing practices and exercises of combatting Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?

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Meet The Experts

Stephanie Martz

Director of Administrative Services at Boulder County Public Health.

This is an organization with approximately 250

employees. As a Public Health department, they

actively try to promote a healthy and active lifestyle within the constraints of an offjce environment. In addition, Boulder County is extremely supportive

f employee wellness and has contracted with

Simply Well to provide personal coaching and support to employees to maintain a healthy lifestyle. This support includes blood/BMI screening, gym discounts, incentives for participating in healthy events (such as Bike to Work Day) and a discount

n employee insurance premiums if they participate

in the Simply Well program. Stephanie is responsible for the overall administration of the workplace including human resources management and

ffjce management. Many of the employees make

requests to modify the offjce to meet their personal needs for a healthier workspace with a variety of suggestions and requests. Stephanie must weigh these requests against budget constraints, the needs of the job, legal requirements such as the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and issues of transparency and fairness to other employees. Requests to modify the personal workspace that are accompanied by a doctor’s note or an ergonomic evaluation are usually

made. However, adjustments to common areas to

accomodate the needs of one employee are less likely to be approved.

Nancy Hackett Harrison

Physical Therapist/Owner of Functional Physical Therapy LLC

Nancy spent 15 years as a professional ski instructor, fascinated by how people moved and how the body interacted with skis and snow. She earned her Alpine Level III Certifjcation (full alpine) and then continued her study of biomechanics, graduating from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Program with a Masters of Science in Physical Therapy. Frustrated with the limitations of some traditional practices of physical therapy, Nancy pursued certifjcation in Functional Manual Therapy through the Institute of Physical Art (IPA), the national accrediting body for FMT. She earned Functional Manual Therapist Certifjcation and continued as a Fellow in the Director’s Program, mentoring under Gregg Johnson and Vicky Saliba Johnson. Nancy is now a member of the faculty of IPA, teaching Functional Gait and similar courses to physical therapists around the country. Always seeking to deepen her understanding of how the body should move, Nancy earned a Fellowship in the American Academy of Orthopedic and Manual Physical Therapists (FAAOMPT) in 2009.

Derek J. Dean

Graduate student in Psychology and Neuroscience at CU Boulder Lab Research Assistant at CU Boulder

Before becoming a graduate student in the Department of Psychology and Neurosceince and the University of Colorado Boulder, Derek studied Philosophy and English Literature at the University

f Denver and the University of Oxford as well as

the basic sciences at Columbia University. He has worked as a volunteer and research assistant on a mental health crisis prevention hotline and as a volunteer in several mental health treatment facilities around Boulder. Currently, his interests include biological, social and psychological markers of risk; emotion; cognitive behavioral and mindfulness based interventions for mental illness; and software applications for psychological stimuli.

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What people with CTS should be doing Why people don’t do these

Identify the source of the problem
Stretching afgected areas regularly
Movements in opposite direction
Too much work to do
Easily avoidable/forgettable
Not enough of a reward/short term

gratifjcation

Lack of motivation

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What are the key features needed to be successful?

“It” needs to...

Act as a reminder
Be seamless throughout the users workday
Conditions the user
Knows the proper movements and stretches

that need to be accomplished.

Have a feedback system that signals

CORRECT/INCORRECT, COMPLETION

Have a system of documentation and

progress

Provide a reward/benefjt/sense of

accomplishment

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Successful Apps with enagaging features

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WORK

TASK MAP

REMINDER IGNORE ACCEPT & SET PLACE PHONE EXERCISE 1 EXERCISE 2 COMPLETION SUMMARY EXIT SET REMINDER

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Engagement Concepts

FUN

REWARD INCENTIVE

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