Minimize Your Risk Of Common Workplace Injuries For Enhanced Productivity
Posted on Jun 29, 2009 | Comments 0
When you work, are you in a prolonged static posture? Static posture is the main reason for common workplace injuries.
Working without any motion is disastrous for your body.
The reason for this is that a healthy body can tolerate staying in one posture for only about 20 minutes.
This is why you feel uncomfortable at a desk or in an office chair after a short period of time.
List of most common workplace injuries
Slips and trips: The most common things that pop into your mind while talking about the injuries at workplace are slips and trips.
Most people have had a slight slip while walking on a slippery floor or on a box on the floor. To reduce these things from happening:
- The surface of the organization that you are working must be free of holes.
- Ensure that all the slippages are cleaned up and painted with signs.
- Avoid poor lighting at the workplace as it can lead you to walk on random objects.
Back injuries: The most common work-related injury that becomes severe if untreated is back injury.
Sometimes lifting heavy objects can lead to back injury. Working with repetitive motions such as lifting or bending can also lead to back injury. Here’s how to avoid back injury:
- With the help of medication or a kind of physical therapy.
- Surgery can also be a better choice, if you don’t get relief from medications or physical therapy.
Tendonitis: Repetitive motion is the main reason for tendonitis. Excessive repetitive movements make your tendons become tighter until the fibers that frame the tendons start to tear.
Most common tendon areas that become inflamed are: wrist, elbow, biceps, knee, shoulder, leg, ankle, Achilles and hip.
Carpal tunnel syndrome: CTS causes nerve compression in your wrist. This leads to tingling or a burning sensation in your hands or wrists. If the condition is untreated, you will experience wrist or hand pain and weakness that restricts your hand function.
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome (RSD): RSD, also known as complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), a persistent neurological syndrome that includes tissue swelling, burning pain and acute sensitivity to touch.
The condition builds in return to the events the body considers as traumatic, like medical or accidental procedures. Various kinds of injuries, such as falls, sprains and minor injuries can lead to RSD.
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