SPRAINS & STRAINS PREVENT GAINS

“My injury could have been prevented if…” !Dave loved weight training and was in excellent physical shape. He often found himself using his strength at work to take on tasks requiring a great deal of force and effort that other workers were unable to handle. Lately, however, he felt radiating arm pain when he tried to hold the electric screwdriver in place and apply pressure on the head of a screw. !FORCE AND BODY POSITION DURING PINCHING, PRESSING, AND GRASPING

MOVEMENTS ARE IMPORTANT RISK FACTORS FOR THE ONSET OF

MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY. FIND OUT MORE:

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“My injury could have been prevented if…” !Ethan constantly struggled to finish his work on time to meet the quota. There was just so much left to do. As the day progressed, he could feel his muscles tightening up and the fatigue creeping in. Ethan glanced nervously at the clock.The end the shift was approaching. !LITTLE AVAILABLE TIME FORMER REST BETWEEN CYCLES OF A TASK LEADS TO

STRESS, MUSCLE TENSION AND FATIGUE AND A GREATER RISK FOR PAIN

MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY. FIND OUT MORE:

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“My injury could have been prevented if…” !When doing repetitive tasks and reaching high over his head at work, Alex often feels a pinching pain at the back of his neck and left shoulder. He usually comes home from work exhausted and the pain usually goes away after a hot shower. But over the last month the pain has been getting worse and his wrist is beginning to feel stiff. !BODY POSITION DUE TO POOR WORKSTATION LAYOUT AND IMPROPER DESIGN OF EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS IS A MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO THE RISK OF MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY. FIND OUT MORE:

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“My injury could have been prevented if…” !As Riley struggled to unscrew the cap of the juice bottle she brought for lunch, she felt tingling and a strange numbness in her hand. Lately her hand movements had been very clumsy. Riley thought back to her doctor’s warnings about how shocks and vibrations were hard on her tendons. Could her could work with the electric drill be causing all this? !SHOCKS AND VIBRATIONS FROM HANDLING CERTAIN TOOLS IS A MAJOR RISK FOR NEUROLOGICAL PROBLEMS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY, INCLUDING WRIST, ELBOW AND SHOULDER JOINT DISORDERS. FIND OUT MORE:

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“My injury could have been prevented if…” !As she extended her arm to reach for the first handle, Johanna winced in pain. She had worked at the factory for years and could expertly repeat the series of tasks she was responsible for. What was going on? Why was it so difficult to perform a movement that she was so used to? !!SIMILAR MOVEMENTS REPEATED CONSTANTLY WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD DON’T

ALLOW THE MUSCLES TO RECOVER AND LEAD TO PAIN. REPETITIVE TASKS

POSE THE GREATEST RISK FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY. FIND OUT MORE:

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