CRITICAL POINTS Indications ▪ Ergonomic assessment indicates a concern because work includes repetitive exertions, forceful exertions, awkward postures, localized contact stress, and/or exposure to vibration or low temperatures. ▪ Workers…
CRITICAL POINT The technique of gentle extension, unfolding, and holding of tissues at the “ends of their elastic limit”—not stretching—results in “new growth” for soft tissue remodeling. Pathomechanics: Inevitability of…
Thanks to John L. Evarts for thoughtful recommendations and emotional and technical support and to Geri Richards Hall, PhD, ARNP, CNS, FAAN, for providing resources and expert input. This chapter…
CRITICAL POINTS ▪ The Kinesio Taping Method is the foundation for many emerging elastic sports taping techniques. ▪ Traditional athletic taping encloses or encapsulates a joint to provide stability and…
CRITICAL POINTS Patient Evaluation ▪ Repeat exams are important to understanding an individual’s particular impairments, disabilities, and abilities. ▪ It is important to develop a relationship with the individual patient…
CRITICAL POINTS ▪ Clinicians should identify the patient’s work tasks early in the therapy process. ▪ Work-oriented activities facilitate the reinstatement of the injured person’s identity as a worker. ▪…
CRITICAL POINTS EPIDEMIOLOGY OF WMSDs ▪ WMSDs account for 30% of all lost workday injuries and illnesses in U.S. private industry. ▪ Injuries and illnesses due to repetitive motion and…
CRITICAL POINTS ▪ Superior occupational outcomes are achieved when the central aim of orthotic intervention is to enable current or future occupational performance, rather than merely providing an orthosis. ▪…
* Supported by a New Investigator Award, Canadian Institutes of Health Research. CRITICAL POINTS ▪ Evidence-based practice (EBP) is an approach to using the best quality evidence from clinical research,…
CRITICAL POINTS Risk Factors for Development of Musculoskeletal Disorders ▪ Workplace Factors ▪ Repetition ▪ Force ▪ Awkward, extreme, or fixed postures ▪ Cold temperatures ▪ Vibration ▪ Job-related psychosocial…
