Having a tailored injury prevention plan that minimises or prevents musculoskeletal injuries for your staff can result in significant reductions in costs. Body In Motion offer a tailored service to employers to train and empower staff to prevent injury and remain fit for work.
As well as the numerous financial benefits, injury prevention can do wonders for a company’s culture. Particularly useful for businesses with an aging workforce or heavy work type; improved body awareness, strength and manual handling techniques can increase workforce longevity.
Being proactive is the answer to injury prevention, don’t accept the “break-fix” model of waiting for an employee to be injured before sending them off for treatment, let Body In Motion assist you with developing programmes to lower risk profiles and keep your staff safe and well.
Our services include
Manual Handling Training
Educational and interactive presentation for staff to engage in practical application of manual handling techniques. We work with large and small business, including office workers to very heavy work types. Our tailored programmes are developed with your business in mind, being flexible around staff shifts and the specific duties staff undertake.
Ergonomic workstation assessments
Good posture at your desk is essential for avoiding stiffness, aches, pains, and headaches at work. We can provide assessments to adjust the workstation, recommend any changes or equipment needs and ensure these are correctly fitted.
Education and early diagnostic and intervention services
Our physiotherapists work either onsite or offsite to provide your staff with early diagnostic information regarding niggles and pain that is developing or sustained in an injury. Often a few early treatment sessions is all that is needed to prevent a niggle turning into a real pain and time off work. Body In Motion currently work with over 90 locally based employers to offer this service.