Occupational Health and Chiropractic
Posture related issues in the workplace result in 34% of all lost workday injuries and illnesses.
U.S. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH ADMIN.
Ergonomics: The Study of Work, OSHA 3125
Non-neutral postures can pull and stretch tendons, blood vessels, and nerves over ligaments or bone
where they can become pinched or restricted.
U.S. DEPT OF LABOR OSHA FACT SHEET
Laboratory Safety Ergonomics for the Prevention of
Musculoskeletal Disorders. FS-3462 8/2018
Spinal joint dysfunction affects brain response, accuracy and performance.
Lersa LB, The relationship between spinal dysfunction and
reaction time measures. JMPT Sept 2005 502-507
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Supporting Resources
42.7% of workers who first saw a surgeon ended up in surgery, as opposed to only 1.5% of those who first saw a chiropractor.
THE SPINE JOURNAL
Keeney B. Early predictors of lumbar spine surgery after
occupational back injury: 2013 May 15;38(11):953-64
The most recent and better designed studies suggest that when Chiropractic is utilized in the workplace, it not only reduces the immediate cost of an episode of care, but reduces the recurrence of subsequent bouts of chronic conditions.
JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND
ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE
Manuel Cifuentes, MD, Maintenance Care in WorkRelated Low Back Pain, March 14, 2011; Vol. 197