“Ergonomic” cases and “Red Flag Warnings”
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“Ergonomic” cases and “Red Flag Warnings”
The Sports Medicine Model for handling those tough “Ergonomic” cases and “Red Flag Warnings” Michael Gee, ATC, CEES PRO FIT Solutions Advancing Companies through Healthy Employees Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions Disclaimer • All information is intended for general knowledge only and is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment for specific medical conditions. Consults with a physician or other health care practitioner for any health care concerns. • This talk is to help you identify a few of the most common conditions that we’ve encountered over the past 20 years working in the sports medicine and ergonomic fields • Not intended to be a medical diagnosis • Not intended to replace sound Ergonomic guidelines and principles • Simply another set of tools and perspective to utilize for the health and safety of your employees Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions How it all began Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions Why I do it! • First Dr. appointment 10 years old for knee pain • First knee surgery: 16 years old ▫ Was told to stop playing all the sports I loved • Second knee surgery: 18 years old ▫ Your not going to walk when you are 25 ▫ Became curious about “sports medicine” • 27 years old I was living on IBU ▫ Extreme knee pain ▫ What I had learned up to that point wasn’t helping ▫ Doctors told me surgery was not an option…. Something I would have to live with Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions 3 Things happened to me 1. I became discouraged with my diagnosis and depressed because there was nothing THEY could do, I had lost hope 2. I was “Sick and tired of being sick and tired” • I decided that it would be up to me to find the answers, I would continue to learn, explore and question the status quo 3. I made a promise to myself • If I found answers, I would share them with everyone I could Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions I had found some answers The Good Days Age 32 NORBA Nationals Big Bear, Ca, 2002 Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions Age 40 Vet X Fall Motocross Series Peris, Ca, 2009 The Bad Days Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions Don’t worry, No body was hurt in the filming of this story! Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions Research and Development Department • • • • • • • • • 4 right knee surgeries (meniscus, cartilage) Left knee surgery (meniscus, cartilage, ACL) Right dislocated shoulder, rotator cuff repair Left torn bicep tendon Broken right 2nd metatarsal (foot) Broken left wrist Dislocated right index finger 2 Broken right fibula (leg) Multiple right ankle sprains at young age ▫ Resulted in complete ligament tears and bone spur • Multiple ligament sprains, muscle strains and contusion • Multiple concussions • Severe whip lash (neck injury) Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions Yours truly hard at work Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions • I took responsibility and understood the roll I played in my own recovery • I was congruent with my actions and was 100% committed to the model • Its given me the tools, perspective and confidence to help others Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions This is my GIFT to you Lets Get Started Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions Isn’t it frustrating when: You can spend a lot of money on “ergonomic” products to still have employees in pain? Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions Isn’t it frustrating when: You make appropriate “ergonomic” corrections and come back to find the person is working in the same position you found them in? Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions Isn’t it frustrating when: Some injuries are degenerative in nature and suddenly happen “at work”? Degenerative Disc Disease Arthritis The injury that occurred doesn’t match the mechanism (how it happened)? “I was just picking up my keys” Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions Isn’t it frustrating when: There are some jobs and tasks that just have to be done and are almost impossible to address with ergonomics? Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions Isn’t it frustrating when: Your best efforts towards Safety and Ergonomics don’t seem to match your worker compensation claims and health care costs? Well…….. Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions There are some Solutions • For the next hour we will discuss how occupational injuries differ from athletic injuries? • You will learn how can you incorporate the “Sports Medicine model” into your current ergonomic program to stop the worker comp bleeding. • We will focus on a few “Red Flag warnings” and how to identify what could contribute to potential injuries from a Sports Medicine perspective. • You will leave with a better understanding of how to save money selecting the most appropriate “ergonomic” product for your employees • I will give you specific controls that you can begin implementing today. Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions Differences in “Occupational” injuries and Athletic Injuries • There are virtually no differences in the mechanical and physiological properties of an “Athletic” injury and an “Occupational” injury • There are virtually no differences psychologically between an “Athletic” injury and an “Occupational” injury • However there seems to be a difference in the rate of recovery between an “Athletic” injury and an “Occupational” injury Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions So how do athletes return to the field so quickly? More importantly why aren’t our employees returning to work quicker? Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions Bureau of Labor Statistics NONFATAL OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES REQUIRING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK, 2012 • “The median days away from work--a key measure of severity of injuries and illnesses--was 9 days. This is one day more than in 2011”. Bureau of Labor Statistics, www.BLS.gov Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions You can not speed up recovery 3 phases to the healing process MUST take place and be managed correctly • Protection Phases (Inflammatory Phase) Acute Phase 2 - 4 days (Bleeding, Redness, Swelling, Pain,) • Repair Phase Sub-acute Phase Up to 6 weeks Scar tissue being laid down, (pain, swelling usually subside) • Remodeling Phase Chronic Phase 3 months to as much as 2 years for complete healing Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions You can’t speed up recovery BUT You can slow it down! • Continued exposure to risk • Mismanagement of injury (not allowing all 3 phases of healing to occur) ▫ Stress/Strain/Recover principles • Poor healing capabilities ▫ Risky Behavioral Factors Diabetes – Smoking – High Blood Pressure – High Blood Sugar – Alcohol Abuse – Obesity – Poor Nutrition • Lack of taking action ▫ Don’t know what to do ▫ Don’t know who to tell ▫ It will be fine (Ignoring problem) Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions Chronic/Over use Injury Repetitive motion injuries (RMI), Repetitive Stress injuries (RSI) Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) • Chronic conditions lead to tissue breakdown • Mismanagement of condition • Breakdown exceeds repair rate ▫ Can lead to Permeate/Irreversible damage Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow), Chondromalacia (softening of cartilage, Arthritis) Degenerative disc disease Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions The Athletes Average American Health Workers Health Health Spectrum Chronic Disease Injury Pain Limitation Seemingly Healthy Optimum Health • The five most costly and preventable chronic conditions cost the U.S. nearly $347 billion—30% of total health spending—in 2010. • 75 percent of employers' health care costs and productivity losses are contributed to employee lifestyle choices • Every $1 spent on workplace wellness, decreases medical costs by about $3.27 and increases productivity, with absenteeism costs decreasing by about $2.37 Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions American Public Health Association www.apha.com Center of Disease Control and Prevention www.CDC.gov We are making employees happy… but not making them WELL! Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions What is the Athletes Advantage? Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions Sports Medicine • A collaboration of many health care disciplines to care for and enhance physical abilities in athletes. • This program is well defined and managed with specific systems and procedures to achieve positive return on investments Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions Injury Management Practice of Medicine Sports Physical Therapy Athletic Trainer Human Performance Exercise Physiology Biomechanics Sports Nutritionist Sports Psychologist Strength and Conditioning Coach Personal Fitness Training The Athletic Trainer Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions Athletic Trainers Scope of Practice • Focus on injury and illness prevention • Clinical evaluation and diagnosis, injury assessment • Emphasis on immediate and emergency care • Treatment, rehabilitation, reconditioning • Return to play (ASAP) National Athletic Trainers Association, www.nata.org Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions Sports Medicine “Magic”? • The skills used in the prevention and recognition of injuries for an athlete are the same skills used in the prevention and recognition of injuries for the employee. • The skills used in the return to play for an injured athlete are the same skills used for the return to work for the injured employee. • The differences lie in the awareness and attention of the athletic injury vs. occupational injury Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions Why Sports Medicine in Ergonomics • Highly trained and specialized in the Injury management processes • Brings a different perspective • Assess severity and implement immediate and necessary course of action, “THE RED FLAGS” • Management of controls that focus on the return to play (work) as quickly as possible • “The Human Connection” a necessary component ▫ Pain and Injury have a psychological impact ▫ Educating the patient is critical for self management • All Inclusive “on-site” injury prevention, management and wellness provider • Proven results for Positive ROI and cost control Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions Sports Medicine at work The knee Saver Ergonomics and Sports Medicine come together Dr. Douglas Farrago MD. Invented original Knee Saver in 1991 First Prototype in Baseball Hall of Fame Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions Results that Save Human and Financial Resources The National Athletic Trainers’ Association (www.NATA.org) recently conducted a national survey of industrial companies that utilize the services of a certified athletic trainer. • Results of the survey showed: • 100% of the companies reported the athletic trainer provides a favorable return-oninvestment (ROI). • • • • • Of companies that knew the specific ROI amount: 30% indicated the ROI was at least $7/employee per $1 invested. 83% indicated the ROI was more than $3/employee per $1 invested. 94% of companies indicated the severity of injuries has decreased by at least 25%. 68% of the companies indicated that the athletic trainer helped to decrease restricted workdays and worker’s compensation claims for musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) by more than 25%. • 50% of companies report that the number of injuries decreased by at least 50%. • 46% of the companies that provided on-site physical rehabilitation indicated that health care costs had decreased by more than 50%. National Athletic Trainers Association www.NATA.org Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions How do you implement the Sports Medicine Model into your current Ergonomic processes? Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions The true secret to the Sports Medicine model… “The Must Haves” • The company must have a specific health and safety initiative with defined goals and procedures • There must be congruency in managements actions that support the company’s health and safety initiative • Employees must know their role in the company initiative and must be offered the necessary resources to take responsibility for their own health and safety. Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions The Different Perspective from Sports Medicine Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions “Red Flag” Warnings • Two specific conditions we have encountered that we considered “RED FLAGS” • How each condition is implicated in our ergonomic efforts • Discuss the sports medicine perspective related to each of these conditions • Provide proven solutions that can be implemented today Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions “Red Flags” defined • What do we mean by “Red Flag” warnings? ▫ Significant evidence that the current conditions will lead to increased exposure to risk • Where did the rational come from for determining the “Red Flag” warnings we have identified? ▫ Empirical based research ▫ Data collection and observations ▫ Peer reviewed ergonomic, physical therapy and medical literature Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions WHY? Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions The “Ergonomic” approach The workstation contributes to the cause Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions The “Ergonomic” Approach OSHA Recommended Sitting/Standing Positions The chair has the greatest influence on our bodies posture… Sounds like a great place to start! United States Department of Labor Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions The “Ergonomic” approach But there is one more thing to consider Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions The Sports Medicine Approach “Human” performance plays an important roll Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions Human Anatomy There is a DESIGN to how the body LOOKS Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions Skeletal Design Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions Muscular Design Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions Functional Anatomy Biomechanics If there is a DESIGN to how the body LOOKS There is a DESIGN to how the body FUNCTIONS Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions Functional Anatomy Touching Toes Assessment • Tells us a lot about the FUNCTION of the spine ▫ Muscular Strengths/Weaknesses ▫ Ligament Strengths/Weaknesses ▫ Disparities from “normal” • Great educational tool • Helps identify continued exposure to risk • Can tell us why some of our “ergonomic” attempts aren’t working • Helps us determine the most effective intervention Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions Lumbar Flexion Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions Excessive Kyphosis Most Critical Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions Flexion vs. Kyphosis Which one is Correct? Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions Correct? Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions What does this have to do with Ergonomics? EVERYTHING! Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions It’s affects how we work Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions It’s affects how we sit Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions It can explain why the “Ergonomic” products and processes we are choosing don’t seem to help Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions Flexion vs. Kyphosis How do these conditions affect our sitting posture? Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions How it’s supposed to work How it actually works Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions Tip a glass of water and it will stay level… The same with your head. Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions Keeping a “Level” Head Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions The Flexion Sitting Posture Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions The kyphosis Sitting Posture Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions The Kyphosis Sitting Posture Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions POP QUIZ What does the “ergonomist” see? Keyboard tray Arm position Monitor height Monitor distance?? Lumbar support What will the “Athletic Trainer” also notice? Excessive thoracic kyphosis Excessive forward head position Neck extension A Solution! Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions TODAY ONLY! For a small down payment on your credit card… Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions The Sports Medicine Approach • 3 postural conditioning exercises (not stretches) ▫ Specific and most effective for these conditions ▫ Simple to perform every 30 minutes ▫ Can minimize continued tissue breakdown and restore the tissue healing processes ▫ Empowers the employee, make them an active participant for their own health and safety. ▫ Will transform a life from chronic pain to one of hope and fulfillment ▫ Saves a lot of frustration trying to find the right chair for each employee.. SAVES $$$$ Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions Sitting Cats & Dogs Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions Sitting Chair Twist Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions Sitting Overhead Extension Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions Group Micro Breaks Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions Group Micro Breaks Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions What to look for in an “Ergonomic” chair Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions Seating Recommendations Quality material, affordable, warranty Can accommodate the 5% female and 95% male Adjustable seat pan length (seat slider) Adjustable chair height Adjustable arm rests (height and width) Adjustable back rest (independent of seat pan) not just lumbar support Can accommodate an upright sitting posture Adjustable seat pan tilt (independent of Back rest) Positive and negative tilt (infinite) Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions “Red Flag” Warnings The mouse and keyboard Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions The Mouse Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions Microsoft PS2(Dell) Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions “Standard Dell” Mouse Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions The “Ergonomic” approach Contour Roller Mouse “This optimal work zone corrects posture and prevents injury. “ Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions The “Ergonomic” Approach Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions The “Ergonomic” Approach Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions The “Ergonomic” Keyboard Google: The History of the Keyboard as a User Interface http://w.tf/~fool/cs/sts331/keyboard.html Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions Standard and Natural Keyboard The “Ergonomic” Approach Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions Split keyboard Attempt The “Ergonomic” Approach Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions Hand Tools Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions Most working tasks Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions The Sports Medicine Approach • 3 postural conditioning exercises ▫ Specific and most effective for this wrist condition ▫ Simple to perform every 30 minutes ▫ Can minimize continued tissue breakdown and restore the tissue healing processes ▫ Empowers the employee, provides ownership to their own health and safety. ▫ Will transform a life from chronic pain to one of hope and fulfillment ▫ Saves a lot of frustration trying to find the right product for each employee.. SAVES $$$$ Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions Wrist Flexion Tendon Glides Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions Wrist Extension Tendon Glides Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions Radial Deviation Exercise Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions What have we learned • Implement specific health and safety procedures and ensure that each part of the system is congruent with the company’s goals. • Provide the necessary resources to achieve your health and safety goals, not just products. • Begin to understand the “human” factor in workstation assessments and look past the marketing materials for what will be most effective. • DO CATS & DOGS EVERY 30 Minutes! Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions Questions? Copyright 2014 PRO FIT Solutions References 1. Nadine M. Dunk, Jack P. Callaghan, Gender-based differences in postural responses to seated exposures, Clinical Biomechanics 20, (2005) 1101–1110 2. DeRango, Kelly, Benjamin C. Amick, Michelle Robertson, and Ted Rooney, et al. 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