Lower back pain may be common, especially when you sit in front of your desk all day. However, it’s a different story once your pain spreads down to your hips and legs. Feeling numbness and tingling in your lower body is also a signal your body needs medical attention. When rest, pain killers, [Read More]
5 Ways We Can Help You Through Your Occupational Therapy Journey
A workplace injury can bring on physical, mental, and even financial distress, especially when you’re not sure as to how long it will take you to fully recover. If you sustained an injury while on the job, visit us at WorkPartners Occupational Health in Grand Junction, Colorado. One of our [Read More]
Top Reasons You Need a DOT Physical
If you’re beginning a career in the transportation industry, you’ve probably heard of a DOT physical. You may be carrying heavy freight or transporting a large number of people via bus. Whatever the circumstance, you need a DOT--Department of Transportation--physical to complete the employment [Read More]
How Chiropractic Care Can Help You Get Your Life Back
Regardless of the cause, sustaining an injury while you’re on the job can make it extremely difficult—in some cases, even impossible— for you to perform. This can significantly impact not only your earning ability but also your overall comfort and quality of life. Chiropractic care has been [Read More]
How Occupational Therapy Can Help Today’s Working Adults With Neck Pain
Is your occupation and workspace putting undue strain on your cervical spine and neck muscles. If so, occupational therapy from the health experts at WorkPartners Occupational Health can help. Ergonomics and Occupational Health Ergonomics and occupational health go hand in hand. Ergonomics work to [Read More]
What Do These Results Mean? Drug Testing Results Explanations
Drug testing is a common pre-employment requirement across the country, with many states making it mandatory for a wide variety of jobs—both professional and blue-collar. Since their inception during the Reagan administration, workplace drug tests have numbered in the tens of millions. The [Read More]
Experiencing Neck Pain? How a Visit to the Chiropractor Will Provide Relief
The neck also referred to as the cervical spine, is one of the body’s most complex structures and holds many vital functions. The neck is responsible for stabilizing, supporting the full weight of the head— which weighs approximately 12 pounds, on average—and allowing it to turn and flex in [Read More]
Seeing a Chiropractor for Low Back Pain
Low back pain is very common and can be debilitating. In fact, it is one of the most common reasons why people visit the doctor. Whether your back pain is work-related, due to an accident, caused by athletics, or the result of a degenerative condition, a chiropractor may provide the pain relief you [Read More]
Reasons a Driver May Fail a DOT Physical
A Department of Transportation (DOT) physical isn’t aimed at testing your driving skills. Instead, it is to assess your health conditions to determine if you're physically qualified to operate a commercial vehicle. Is there anything that can hinder you from passing a DOT physical? There are a [Read More]
Injured at Work? What to Do Next
Workplace injuries are sometimes inevitable. When they occur, it is important to take the right steps. Most people are unaware of what to do until a workplace injury actually occurs. At WorkPartners Occupational Health, we routinely help employers and employees with work-related injuries. In [Read More]
Why Drug and Alcohol Testing Is Becoming More Common Among Employers
Over the years, WorkPartners Occupational Health specialists have seen firsthand an uptick in the number of drug and alcohol tests requested by employers. Substance abuse is becoming more common in our society, and because of the direct and indirect harm it does to employers, employees, and [Read More]
What do DOT drug tests check for?
The Department of Transportation (DOT) is cognizant of how Illicit drug use by people operating commercial vehicles is especially detrimental to the transportation industry as well as to the traveling public. This is why it requires companies in the transportation industry to have their employees in [Read More]