No matter how carefully you work at your workplace and how safe and healthy your workplace is, accidents and injuries can still happen. Workplace injuries include everything from broken bones and occupational illnesses to aggravation of preexisting illnesses and psychological problems. The legal [Read More]
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Reasons Why You Can Get Injured At Work
Many of us take a safe working environment for granted, and sadly, injuries at work are all too common. Work-related injuries can be caused by a number of factors, and even workplaces with less obvious hazards can pose a risk to employees, regardless of the role. In 2020, according to the U.S. [Read More]
How to Avoid Common Injuries from Work
Being injured at work can lead to not only lost income and possibly permanent injuries on the employee’s side, but also a drop in productivity from the employer’s perspective. This is why establishing a safe workplace is both legally necessary and ethically, morally, and financially [Read More]
How Chiropractic Care Helps Alleviate Back and Neck Pain
Nothing feels better than being healthy, but as we go through life, we may encounter some unpleasant distress due to injuries. Back and neck pain is one of the awful issues that reduces the quality of life no matter how old you are. It might be minor pain that can be easily ignored, but sometimes, [Read More]
Workplace Safety: Are You at Risk?
Occupational accidents and work-related injuries claim lives every day. In the United States, there were 4,764 fatal and 2.7 million non-fatal workplace injuries and illnesses recorded in 2020. Out of those, there were over 1 million non-fatal injuries that caused a worker to miss at least one day [Read More]
Which Occupational Therapy Programs Are Best For You?
Occupational therapy is the branch of health care that helps an individual accommodate and overcome limitations caused by illness, a congenital defect, or injury. Your care plan depends on your individual needs and desired goals. Here’s how you and your therapist will determine which type of program [Read More]
Why Is A DOT Physical Required?
If you want to drive a commercial vehicle for a living, your first step should be to secure a physical assessment clearance from the DOT. You can easily do this by searching for “DOT physical near me.” Occupational health specialists offer this physical evaluation to ensure you're healthy enough to [Read More]
Top Workers’ Compensation FAQs
Understanding workers’ compensation or workers’ comp laws is important to know your benefits as an employee and the responsibilities your employer has when you are injured or have fallen ill on the job. It goes both ways – workers’ compensation protects you, as the employee, and your employer from [Read More]
Why Do Employers Drug Test?
For years, drug testing has been the practice of many companies and businesses. Employers can require and conduct such tests depending on state laws. One of the misconceptions regarding drug testing is that employers do it due to the lack of trust in the workforce. Drug testing is not just for the [Read More]
What You Need to Know About the Coronavirus – and How to Protect Yourself and Those You Love
The Civil War, Pearl Harbor, 9/11 … America has faced many adversities in its history and has managed to emerge stronger in the aftermath. But how do you fight and defeat an invisible medical enemy – especially one as seemingly challenging as the global COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic? The first [Read More]
FAQs About Occupational Therapy
There is one thing you should prioritize over anything else – and that is your health. Yet, your health is easily taken for granted amid the many demands of work and life. If you’re not taking the time for your health now, it’s incredibly easy to become injured in an accident or from too much muscle [Read More]
What Happens When You Receive Workers’ Comp?
If you have had a work-related injury or illness, you may be able to receive workers’ compensation to help towards the cost of any medical treatment and rehabilitation necessary to help you recover. Sometimes, rehabilitation can be ongoing to ensure symptoms don’t come back or get worse, and to [Read More]
