Category: Industrial Rehab

THE USE OF ERGONOMIC ANALYSIS IN MEDICAL CAUSATION CASES: AN AIDE TO SUPPORT OR DEBUNK CLAIMS OF COMPENSABILITY FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS By Vic Zuccarello, OTR/L, C.E.A.S. II, ABDA What is Medical Causation? “Causation” refers to an act that produces an effect. In forensics, “Medical Causation”, is a medical/legal process in which a set of elementsContinue reading

There are a number of products on the market to help in the creation of a sit/stand workstation. Height-adjustable tables seem to be a good solution, but are pricey. Have you had any positive feedback/good results in utilizing other types of sit/stand options? Anything in particular you’d recommend? Thanks, Cathryn L.

Would like to suggest the concept of anterior support to alleviate muscle overuse in situations where positions are sustained for more than brief periods. This is most obvious in dentistry and surgery but also occurs in industry as well. Dentists for example work in a forward incline position for extended periods and have an extremelyContinue reading