See on Scoop.it – Human Factors Design Infographic about Low Back Pain – this is still the #1 reason for absence from work/work related injury. At OPC Inc in our DM and Physio part of [...]
Having had yet another weekend with a flare up of my original lower back injury I thought this could be a good teaching moment. When I was 18 just before Tennis Nationals and before heading off [...]
Great article but I so wish Interior Designers would get the science of Ergonomics and Human Factors right. These designs are based on the science of the human factor both physical and cognitive. [...]
Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2009 May;41(5):998-1005. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3181930355. Sitting time and mortality from all causes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. Katzmarzyk PT, Church TS, Craig [...]
Gene Kay (Ergonomic Consultant USA) with further evidence on standing in the workplace.
How is your DM and RTW program holding up with those back injuries which just will not go away? Is your RTW program advanced enough to guide employees with mental health illnesses? Have you tied [...]
Optimal Performance and all of our consultants in Canada and the US advocate for the use of sitting and standing in office workplaces. In fact we have seen an increase in the number requests on [...]
Absenteeism Controls are Intertwined with Disability Management In the workplace there are two types of absence, each of which requires a different type of approach on the part of the Human [...]
Absenteeism Controls are Intertwined with Disability Management In the workplace there are two types of absence, each of which requires a different type of approach on the part of the Human [...]
Institute for Work & Health’s Review of Lack of Benefits in passive treatments for Back & Neck Pain Fast but finite: Complementary and alternative therapies “A review [...]
