• Ergo for Families Who Have Infants/Toddlers

    Ergonomics March 7, 2019

    Ergo for Families Who Have Infants/ToddlersBy Jamie McGaha, OTD, OTR/L, CHT, CEAS,  COMT-UE We recently received a very intriguing question from one of our grads. A working clinician, she asked us a question about a subject we normally do not hear a lot about: Do we have any helpful ergonomic resources related to setting upContinue reading

  • Ergonomics: More than Checklists

    Ergonomics February 25, 2019

    When the Whole is More than the Sum of its Parts In recent years, we at The Back School have encountered a recurrent topic worth addressing. It seems from time to time individuals may conflate or confuse Ergonomic Analysis with the tools it employs. Some appear to appoint too much influence on data-gathering checklists. WhileContinue reading

  • A New Ergonomist for a New Century

    Ergonomics January 29, 2019

    A New Doctor for a New Century Recently, I had the pleasure of interviewing a true 21st century practitioner in Dr. Jamie McGaha (OTR, CHT, CEAS, OTD, COMT). As a distinguished member of The Back School faculty, she has brought with her up-to-date approaches to the broadening fields of Ergonomics and healthcare. First, a littleContinue reading