Backsafe® Blog
If you prefer pdf versions of our old newsletters click here
Sitting, Ergonomics and the Executive Part 3
The Mouse is a BIG Deal! Who knew? In our last 2 editions of "Sitting, Ergonomics and the Executive" we began our discussion on how to prevent insidious pains and discomforts caused by sitting and working on computers. These physical inconveniences along with fatigue...
Sitting, Ergonomics and the Executive Part 2
Our last edition defined CMT (Cumulative Microtrauma) the cause of most physical discomfort attendant to sitting and working on a computer. You may feel CMT on your body as fatigue, discomfort, or pain. The pandemic existence of CMT among office workers around the...
Sitting, Ergonomics and the Executive Part 1
We have all heard about the studies on sitting and how it can negatively impact our health. It has been proven that sitting for extended periods of time is not good for us. Office personnel, especially executives, spend a lot of time sitting and looking at a...
Luck VS Prepared
Luck: Not a Great Workers’ Comp Strategy! I have been in the workplace injury prevention business now for over 25 years. I wish I had a $10 bill for every time I heard “we are lucky so far, injuries are way down”, or “we’ve had some bad luck lately, our injuries are...
Turkey Safety… or how to lift the bird?
Thanksgiving is right around the corner and likely most of you have already begun to plan an epic feast! Turkey is of course, the classic menu as we hunker down to the table. However, before we slip into our elastic waisted pants and tryptophan coma, let’s consider...
Tech Neck…Yes It’s a Thing
We’ve all seen them, pedestrians stooped forward over the ubiquitous mobile device…seemingly oblivious to traffic, other pedestrians and potholes. Heck, we might have even been one of “those people” ourselves! Tech Neck sufferers are everywhere! Our obsessive...
Kids Backpack and Employee Sprain/Strain Fix
The end of summer is upon us and kids are starting back to school already. In a recent Sittingsafe® ergonomic workshop (our office training program designed to help office workers rid their bodies of pain and discomfort caused by computer and/or lab work) we also...
Just Another Life-Changing Day at FIT
Just Another Life-changing Day at FIT! We recently wrapped up a total of 5 days of training for approximately 200 warehouse and manufacturing staff at a major company in PA. Not only was the training well received, we quite literally changed the life of one of their...
Leadership, Production and Worker’s Comp
Location, location, location is a common real estate refrain. The same building in one location can be worth much more in a more desirable location. In our twenty-four years of helping organizations with multiple sites, to reduce sprain/strain injuries, we know...
What Muscles Wish You Knew About Reversing Years of Damage
Athletes stretch for top performance in their sports. This type of stretching is dynamic, meaning everything moves – the arms, legs, back and head. Athletes doing dynamic stretching move through the different stretches, but don’t hold them for more than a few seconds....
Microbreaks are good for Mind and Body
Chances are you’re seated right now, hunched over a keyboard. hunched-over-keyboards. If you’ve spent most or all of your workday in this position, you are a candidate for fatigue and soreness starting at the neck and working down the back. Those are the postural...
How Much Is A Cure For Back Injuries Worth To You, Your Company, Your Country?
People all over the globe, as many as 80% of some populations such as in the United States, will suffer a painful back injury in their lifetime. These injuries result in lifestyles being altered, production being lost, and high healthcare costs impacting...
Management Goals & Workers’ Comp
At the beginning of every new year many of us evaluate what we had accomplished the previous year and set new goals for the next twelve months. On the top of most lists of resolutions is personal "health." We all realize that "pain," "lack of energy," "worry,"...
Driving Backsafe® Style
Did you know that 80% of the US population will experience a back incident at some time in their life? This is an extraordinary number. The good news is that many are preventable. Most back and shoulder injuries are the result of an accumulation of small traumas to...
Worker’s Comp and The Drug Cartel in Columbia
Not only would they continue to use military force against the cartels, but would concurrently launch a nationwide "Values and Morals Program" to educate children and families across Colombia. National Police were trained on how to implement programs based on a...