Musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limb and neck are one of the most common occupational disorders. A new Cochrane Review bringing together the existing evidence on workplace ergonomic interventions was published in August 2012 by researchers from Monash University in Australia and University of Malaya in Malaysia. One of the team, Victor Hoe from the Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Malaya, summarises their findings.