The patient interview is the foundation of medical care.  Lipkin, et al (1995), reports that physicians conduct a mean of 120,000 to 160,000 interviews in a practice lifetime.  Physical or Occupational Therapists also conduct interviews before initiating a treatment program.  Even a modest improvement in interview style can greatly affect treatment outcomes.  The interview isContinue reading

Dr. Joe Davis, PhD of NC State University Department of Engineering Ergonomics/Biomechanics says “yes”.  NIOSH reports that 80% of US workers will have back pain and 75% of workers will have wrist & hand pain at some time in their working life.  Engineering solutions are useful in preventing future injury and are the preferred methodContinue reading

Ergonomics is the discipline concerned with the “fit” between the user, equipment and their environments.  Ergonomics as an intervention for health protection has been used on workplaces of every type since ancient Greece in the development of newer and better tools.  As applied to work processes, ergonomics was used to develop better ways to carryContinue reading