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What Is Post-Offer Employment Testing and How Can It Help Employers?

Posted on July 9, 2021 by Matt Weirich OTR/L, CEAS, MS

Hiring is difficult in every industry – especially right now. Hiring an employee who gets injured in the first few...
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Treatment Options for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Posted on April 15, 2019 by Athletico

Carpal tunnel is one of the most well-known and commonly treated hand/wrist conditions. Some of the telltale signs of this...
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Keeping our Nurses Healthy: Preventing Back Sprains and Strains

Posted on May 12, 2016 by Geoff Wolfe, CEAS III, CFSC

Nursing is a tough, physically demanding job and the data proves it. There were over 33,000 soft tissue injuries sustained...
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Summer Injury Prevention: Tools to Avoid Pain

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Lori Diamos

Regardless of the time of year each season brings certain risk factors for injuring your back.  In the Spring and...
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19 Ways to Relieve Muscular and Joint Pain on a 19-Hour Flight

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Athletico

I just got back from an amazing trip to the Philippines!  The country, the culture, the people who live there...
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Healthy Super Bowl Watching Experience

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Athletico

Here we are: the NFL Super Bowl is here. This usually means that my couch game is in full swing,...
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Sitting vs. Standing: The Benefits of Standing

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Athletico

As soon as I identify myself as an “ergonomist,” I’m confronted with the same questions regarding ergonomics. No, this question...
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Ergonomics for the Students’ World

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Athletico

In 2008, 49.3 million students were enrolled in schools from grades one through twelve. These students are potentially sitting incorrectly...
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