Ergonomic Practices

noun excessive physical or mental strain

verb to subject to excessive strain or pressure

• Prolonged overstrain of the muscles can lead to serious injuries.
• You should take a break to avoid overstrain from working too hard.
• I can't keep up with this job, it's causing me major overstrain.
• The constant pressure of meeting deadlines felt like an emotional overstrain.

adjective Describes someone who is confined to a desk or office job and does not move around much.

• Many office workers find themselves deskbound for most of the day.
• I'm tired of being deskbound all day, I need to get up and move around.
• I can't stand being so deskbound, it's driving me crazy.
• His creativity was deskbound until he took a break and went for a walk.