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  Work Wellness & Injury Prevention Tips  
   
 

Posture:

  • Maintain a neutral body posture, including back, neck, shoulders and wrist.
  • Decrease forward reaches, get closer to your work.
  • Elevate your foot for support while standing and also as a weight shift for your lower back.


     
 


Stretching & Exercise:

  • Initiate stretches and posture changes every hour throughout the day.
  • Pacing yourself and the speed of your work, especially when time or volume allows, helps to decrease fatigue.
     
 
   
 
 

Equipment & Clothing:

  • Wear good, supportive shoes for prolonged standing or walking.
  • Use shelves at waist level for the heaviest boxes/lift and place the lightest items on the higher shelves.
  • Use of headsets for prolonged use. Alternate side of the neck you prop the phone on if you do not use a headset.
  • Alternate activities / work tasks and postures. When possible alternate those that will also allow you to alternate muscle groups being used.
  • Writing, proofing or reading with your work on an incline (i.e.: using the angle of a notebook) so improved posture.
  • Using the rubber thumb tips, tacky gum or wide / rubber tip end pencil to sort through papers.
  • Avoid resting your wrists or elbows on the edge of the work surface.
  • Avoid tight clothing, bracelets or watches that might impair circulation in the wrists.
  • Cold packs / ice can be used to decrease immediate symptoms / discomfort including swelling.
  • Using appropriate size fitting handles and tools to maximize strength and comfort.
     

 

 


 
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