What am I trying to accomplish with on the job wellness
What does Unbroken Body bring to the job site
- Bring Unbroken Body’s specialities to the source of postural dysfunction
- Connect with a larger community
- Support the individual, give them intrinsic control over their challenges.
- Workers spend up to 1/3 of their day involved in work related activities
- Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSD) are common causes for lost work time:
- injury
- absenteeism
- reduce production
What does Unbroken Body bring to the job site
- Ergonomic evaluation
- Ergonomic controls
- Chiropractic care
- Myofascial therapies such as Active Release Techniques
- Chiropractic Manipulative Therapies such as adjustments
- Patient education
- How the body moves
- How the body adapts
- Mobility tool use in their environment
- Movement as a remedy
On sight wellness
Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSD)
Among the leading physical and mental health conditions in terms of direct medical costs and lost productivity to US employers are several chronic diseases (e.g., heart disease), depression, and musculoskeletal disorders (e.g., back pain). With workers in America today spending more than one-third of their day on the job, employers are in a unique position to promote the health and safety of their employees. The use of effective workplace health programs and policies can reduce health risks and improve the quality of life for 138 million workers in the United States.
The workplace provides many opportunities for promoting health and emotional well-being and preventing disease and injury. Workplace health programs can:
https://www.cdc.gov/workplacehealthpromotion/index.html
In 1997, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) released a review of evidence for work-related MSDs. Examples of work conditions that may lead to WMSD include routine lifting of heavy objects, daily exposure to whole body vibration, routine overhead work, work with the neck in chronic flexion position, or performing repetitive forceful tasks. This report identified positive evidence for relationships between work conditions and MSDs of the neck, shoulder, elbow, hand and wrist, and back.1
The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor defines MSDs as musculoskeletal system and connective tissue diseases and disorders when the event or exposure leading to the case is bodily reaction (e.g., bending, climbing, crawling, reaching, twisting), overexertion, or repetitive motion. MSDs do not include disorders caused by slips, trips, falls, or similar incidents. Examples of MSDs include:
A three-tier hierarchy of controls is widely accepted as an intervention strategy for reducing, eliminating, or controlling workplace hazards, including ergonomic hazards. The three tiers are:
https://www.cdc.gov/workplacehealthpromotion/health-strategies/musculoskeletal-disorders/index.html
Work place health model
https://www.cdc.gov/workplacehealthpromotion/model/index.html
Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSD)
Among the leading physical and mental health conditions in terms of direct medical costs and lost productivity to US employers are several chronic diseases (e.g., heart disease), depression, and musculoskeletal disorders (e.g., back pain). With workers in America today spending more than one-third of their day on the job, employers are in a unique position to promote the health and safety of their employees. The use of effective workplace health programs and policies can reduce health risks and improve the quality of life for 138 million workers in the United States.
The workplace provides many opportunities for promoting health and emotional well-being and preventing disease and injury. Workplace health programs can:
- Influence social norms.
- Establish health-promoting policies.
- Increase healthy behaviors such as dietary and physical activity changes.
- Improve employees’ health knowledge and skills.
- Help employees get necessary health screenings, immunizations, and follow-up care.
- Reduce employees’ on-the-job exposure to substances and hazards that can cause diseases and injury.
https://www.cdc.gov/workplacehealthpromotion/index.html
In 1997, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) released a review of evidence for work-related MSDs. Examples of work conditions that may lead to WMSD include routine lifting of heavy objects, daily exposure to whole body vibration, routine overhead work, work with the neck in chronic flexion position, or performing repetitive forceful tasks. This report identified positive evidence for relationships between work conditions and MSDs of the neck, shoulder, elbow, hand and wrist, and back.1
The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor defines MSDs as musculoskeletal system and connective tissue diseases and disorders when the event or exposure leading to the case is bodily reaction (e.g., bending, climbing, crawling, reaching, twisting), overexertion, or repetitive motion. MSDs do not include disorders caused by slips, trips, falls, or similar incidents. Examples of MSDs include:
- Sprains, strains, and tears
- Back pain
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Hernia2
A three-tier hierarchy of controls is widely accepted as an intervention strategy for reducing, eliminating, or controlling workplace hazards, including ergonomic hazards. The three tiers are:
- Use of engineering controls
- The preferred approach to prevent and control WMSDs is to design the job to take account of the capabilities and limitations of the workforce using engineering controls. Some examples include:
- Changing the way materials, parts, and products can be transported. For example, using mechanical assist devices to relieve heavy load lifting and carrying tasks or using handles or slotted hand holes in packages requiring manual handling
- Changing workstation layout, which might include using height-adjustable workbenches or locating tools and materials within short reaching distances
- The preferred approach to prevent and control WMSDs is to design the job to take account of the capabilities and limitations of the workforce using engineering controls. Some examples include:
- Use of administrative controls (changes in work practices and management policies)
- Administrative control strategies are policies and practices that reduce WMSD risk but they do not eliminate workplace hazards. Although engineering controls are preferred, administrative controls can be helpful as temporary measures until engineering controls can be implemented or when engineering controls are not technically feasible. Some examples include:
- Reducing shift length or limiting the amount of overtime
- Changes in job rules and procedures such as scheduling more breaks to allow for rest and recovery
- Rotating workers through jobs that are physically tiring
- Training in the recognition of risk factors for WMSDs and instructions in work practices and techniques that can ease the task demands or burden (e.g., stress and strain)
- Administrative control strategies are policies and practices that reduce WMSD risk but they do not eliminate workplace hazards. Although engineering controls are preferred, administrative controls can be helpful as temporary measures until engineering controls can be implemented or when engineering controls are not technically feasible. Some examples include:
- Use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
- PPE generally provides a barrier between the worker and hazard source. Respirators, ear plugs, safety goggles, chemical aprons, safety shoes, and hard hats are all examples of PPE
- Whether braces, wrist splints, back belts, and similar devices can be regarded as offering personal protection against ergonomic hazards remains an open question. Although these devices may, in some situations, reduce the duration, frequency or intensity of exposure, evidence of their effectiveness in injury reduction is inconclusive. In some instances, these devices may decrease one exposure but increase another because the worker has to “fight” the device to perform the work. An example is the use of wrist splints while engaging in work that requires wrist bending
https://www.cdc.gov/workplacehealthpromotion/health-strategies/musculoskeletal-disorders/index.html
Work place health model
https://www.cdc.gov/workplacehealthpromotion/model/index.html