Category: Body Mechanics

Stretching the Truth – The Truth About Workforce Stretching The current trend toward Workforce Stretch & Flex Programs is not so new. Sure, it’s characterized by a few as unnecessary, irrelevant or even – in extreme cases – harmful. Some of these critics have even gone so far as to misrepresent research to build theirContinue reading

Defining and Understanding Injuries: Basic Pathophysiology for the Non-medical Ergonomist 3 Contact Hours $79.95 through May 31st (20% Discount) Upon receiving a report that someone has a painful shoulder, neck, wrist or back, have you ever wondered “what happened?” and more importantly; “why?” Identifying what went wrong after the worker had already been successful atContinue reading

“When will it heal?” – Matt Jeffs, PT Being asked this question all the time, I thought this would be a good opportunity to describe how our body’s cellular healing system performs after an injury. For this purpose, we’ll discuss four healing stages that normally follow common musculoskeletal strains and sprains.