What We Do
Wouldn't it be nice to sleep through the night without having to shake your hands? How fun would it be to be able to play with the special little person in your life? Would you like to be able to do your work to your high standard?
Kids Casts
There is not much worse than seeing your child suffering. Broken bones can be painful and uncomfortable. Unfortunately traditional casts are also annoying and uncomfortable. This makes the 4-6 weeks of healing following a broken bone frustrating and exhausting. Then at the end of all that the bone may not be in the right spot causing long term problems in your child’s hand or arm. That’s why we work so hard to improve the journey
Ergonomic Risk Factor 7: VIBRATION
We have made it to the 7th and final Ergonomic Biomechanical Risk Factor in this blog series: VIBRATION. If you have ever used a whipper snipper or pressure cleaner for an extended period without gloves you will understand why vibration gets a mention in these top 7 risk factors. An average of 50% of workers who use vibrating hand tools will have adverse health effects or hand-arm vibration syndrome as a direct result of the
Ergonomic Risk Factor 6: MECHANICAL COMPRESSION
Welcome to our next installment in the Ergonomic Biomechanical Risk Factor blog series. Today I want to give you an overview of risk number 6: MECHANICAL COMPRESSION. Mechanical compression refers to the impact of external forces on body tissues. When external force is applied to the body the blood supply under the force is occluded. This results in fewer nutrients to the area and a build up of waste products, as the blood is not
Ergonomic Risk Factor 5: DYNAMIC FACTORS
This is the fifth risk factor we will be discussing in our Ergonomic Biomechanical Risk Factor series – DYNAMIC FACTORS. There has been a surge in the research into the effects of dynamic factors. Tissues have an inherent capacity to regain their resting dimensions following stretching. The dynamic factors that influence the capacity include: The speed (velocity) at which the movement is applied The rate the movement increases or decreases (acceleration) The duration of the
Ergonomic Risk Factor 4: STATIC POSTURES
Here is the next instalment in our ergonomic blog series. If you would like to check out the rest of the Ergonomic Risks click here. Today we will be discussing the fourth biomechanical risk factor: STATIC POSTURES Static postures are very similar to the risk of repetition. The office worker demonstrates many hours of static postures while they input data etc. While the fingers and hands are performing repetitive tasks, the proximal body is held
Ergonomic Risk Factor 3: AWKWARD POSTURES
Awkward Postures are the third Biomechanical Ergonomic Risk Factor. We have discussed an overview of all 7 risk factors in a previous post, and have already explored risk factors 1 & 2 – REPETITION and FORCE. Awkward Postures refers to a posture that puts body tissues under undue stress. The tricky thing is that often the ideal posture for one tissue, is not ideal for another. Kourinka and Forcier (1995) developed the following terms to helps overcome
Ergonomic Risk Factor 2: FORCE
Force is the second Biomechanical Ergonomic Risk Factor. We have discussed an overview of all 7 risk factors in a previous post, and have already explored risk factor 1: Repetition. Force is the mechanical effort that is required to carry out a movement or to prevent a movement. It is easy to think of the force required to lift a heavy object, but more difficult to remember the high level of force required to hold
Ergonomic Risk Factor 1: REPETITION
In a previous post we outlined the 7 Biomechanical Ergonomic Risk Factors. Today we will explore the first risk factor: REPETITION. Repetition is performing the same movements over and over again. Think of the typist, the checkout worker, or the meat worker. Repetition in itself is a risk factor, and it can also intensify exposure to other risk factors. Why is repetition bad? Not all repetitive tasks are bad – in fact a