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Many companies are concerned with what they are spending for worker's compensation claims. The average cost of a back or neck injury worker's compensation claim can be thousands of dollars.
Physical therapists are medical professionals specializing in human biomechanics and musculoskeletal work, injury and disease. They are highly trained in the physics of movement and posture as it relates to work. They are medical ergonomic specialists.
Our therapists go beyond design engineering to include strategies that:
Education and recommendations are designed to correct harmful worker and workplace habits.
Our approach to employee training stresses self-protection and taking responsibility for the working body.
Ergonomic Program Components:
- On-site Ergonomic Assessment
- Detailed ergonomic analysis per job or individual
- Employee interviews and observation
- Photographing worksite to use in presentations and report as appropriate
- Creation of report including biomechanical description of job and worker behavior, prioritized risk factors, and prioritized recommendations
- Worksite Training
- Customized to work site
- Customized for audience of managers or other employees
- Teaches employee fatigue avoidance at work and at home
- Teaches techniques to improve workplace comfort and avoid ergonomic risks
Additional services offered include:
- Restricted duty program development
- Quarterly education program for new employees
- Annual refresher course for employees
- Other customized ergonomic consulting services
