If your neck is hurting you, it’s reasonable to want to find relief and find it quickly. Globally, neck pain is a very common condition, impacting almost five percent of the population. It is also a cause of disability, with numbers increasing to 33.6 million disability cases in 2010. There are many scientifically-backed treatments for …
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You’re likely quite familiar with neck and shoulder pain. It may even be so constant that you don’t even think about it regularly unless it flares up. Or perhaps you’re always in pain; it’s more common than you might think. So, what is tension neck syndrome? You might not have realized there’s a name for …
Find relief for your arthritis with a variety of natural and home remedies. There are many scientifically-backed treatments for arthritis, which we’ll take a closer look at in this article. We’ll examine arthritis treatments such as physical therapy, self-treatments like stretching, and natural remedies like Epsom salts, supplements, and acupuncture. Treatment for arthritis doesn’t need …
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Back in 2019 and early 2020, employers were slowly starting to understand the importance of mental health and adopt more mental health-friendly initiatives. Then the pandemic hit and the raging storm that was 2020 began. For a variety of reasons, almost everyone’s mental health suffered, from those who were fortunate enough to work from home …
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When it comes to impact on workplace culture and psychological safety, mental health needs to be considered. Organizations that have poor psychological safety will be negatively affecting the mental health of all of their employees. This could be especially damaging to those who are already dealing with mental health issues. However, negative effects on mental …
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According to a Gallup State of the American Workplace survey, a mere 3 out of 10 workers agreed strongly that their opinions at work mattered. That means that 7 out of 10 working Americans feel that their input at work is valued to some extent, on the high end. This is an example of how …
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As an employer, you know that your employees are your organization’s biggest asset. By building a workplace injury prevention program, employers protect their largest asset and optimize it as well. Study after study has shown that implementing a successful workplace injury prevention program often leads to higher productivity, greater work quality, reduced turnover, lower costs, …
With the costs of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) mounting, many organizations are turning to physical therapy and functionally optimized massage to solve MSD’s before they start, and to help employees with MSDs recover faster and find relief sooner. The use of these treatments lowers overall healthcare costs, costs related to employee absence due to injury and …
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Whether your workplace is required by OSHA to be certified in CPR, or if you simply want to make your workplace safer, then workplace CPR training is for you. In addition to meeting any OSHA requirements, there are intangible benefits. Workplace CPR training may help increase company morale. Holding CPR training in the workplace says …
With the onset of COVID-19, health providers had to adapt how they provided care for their patients. Where many physicians had been reluctant to start incorporating telehealth into their practices, they had no choice back in 2020 at the height of the pandemic. To give you a numerical example, in 2019, 8% of consumers reported …