How is Health Ergonomics relevant to my Physical Therapy practice?
How is Health Ergonomics relevant to my Occupational Therapy practice?
How is Health Ergonomics relevant to my Athletic Training practice?
How is Health Ergonomics relevant to my Chiropractic practice?
How is Health Ergonomics relevant to my Industrial Hygiene practice?
How is Health Ergonomics relevant to the Nursing Profession?
How is Health Ergonomics relevant to Occupational Health Nurses?
How is Health Ergonomics relevant to Nurse Case Managers?
Do home study courses need to be preapproved to receive CEUs?
How do I receive credit for taking your course?
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Physical Therapy practice involves diagnosing and managing movement dysfunction to enhance physical and functional abilities. Physical Therapists (PTs) and Physical Therapist Assistants (PTAs) prevent the onset and the progression of symptoms and impairments that may result from disease and musculoskeletal injuries and conditions. Physical Therapists’ core competencies are in anatomy, physiology, the pathomechanics of injury development, movement science and treatment interventions. Physical Therapy practitioners provide a valuable resource to occupational health by enhancing physical and functional abilities related to work, determining work-related injury diagnosis, and preventing the onset and progression of work-related musculoskeletal injuries and conditions. All Physical Therapy practitioners are ideally suited to benefit from the concepts inherent to ErgoRehab’s Health Ergonomics programs. ErgoRehab’s unique approach to rehabilitation is based on the interrelationship between the science of ergonomics, human physiology and human pathology. Health Ergonomics provides the tools necessary to strengthen your clinical skills and become a more effective physical therapist or physical therapy assistant. ErgoRehab’s programs enhance a practitioner’s skills in assessing a patient’s static and dynamic body mechanics, posture, function and muscle endurance in order to prevent the onset or progression of physical or functional impairment. These assessment skills are essential in order to optimize functional daily living skills and work capacity in both healthy and injured workers. How is Health Ergonomics relevant to my Occupational Therapy practice? The practice of Occupational Therapy focuses on enhancing the use of purposeful activity or interventions to achieve functional outcomes. Occupational Therapists (OTs) and Certified Occupational Therapist Assistants (COTAs) provide interventions directed towards developing daily living skills and work readiness by performing services including: job task analysis, injury prevention education and training, injury rehabilitation and ergonomic program management. Occupational therapy practitioners use their knowledge of the structure and function of the human body, the effects of injury, the functional components of daily living skills, work activities and the interactions with the work environment to promote a safe and productive workplace. All Occupational Therapy practitioners are ideally suited to benefit from the concepts inherent to ErgoRehab’s Health Ergonomics programs. ErgoRehab’s unique approach to rehabilitation is based on the interrelationship between the science of ergonomics, human physiology and human pathology. Health Ergonomics provides the tools necessary to strengthen your clinical skills and become a more effective occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant. Health Ergonomics enhances the occupational therapy practitioner’s skill in assessing ergonomic factors associated with work-related injuries to optimize the functional daily living skill and work capacity of both healthy and injured workers. The following list describes some of the benefits from ErgoRehab's Health Ergonomic Programs for occupational therapy practitioners:
How is Health Ergonomics relevant to my Athletic Training practice? The role of Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) involves injury prevention, recognition, immediate care, treatment, and rehabilitation and injury management. The National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) identifies the following primary performance domains for ATCs; 1) Prevention, 2) Recognition, evaluation and assessment; 3) Immediate care; 4) Treatment, rehabilitation and reconditioning; 4) Organization; 5) Professional development and responsibility. The role of the athletic trainer in recent years has extended past the traditional sports injury arena into occupational injury and illness prevention. Increased ergonomic awareness, as evidenced by OSHA’s new Ergonomic Guidelines, has resulted in opportunities for ATCs, as well as other healthcare providers, to be involved with ergonomics and occupational injuries prevention programs. It is a natural progression for the ATC to transition from dealing with injuries resulting from performance in sport to performance in the workplace. ATCs are well versed in the subjects of human anatomy & physiology, biomechanics, pathology, injury illness prevention & evaluation, injury treatment and rehabilitation. All of these skills are essential to establishing ergonomic programs injury prevention strategies for the occupational athlete. ErgoRehab’s Health Ergonomic Programs focus on the interrelationship between the science of ergonomics, human physiology and human pathology. They provide a comprehensive understanding of how the human body responds to work. Health Ergonomics enhances the athletic trainers’ skill in assessing ergonomic factors associated with work-related injuries to optimize the work capacity of both healthy and injured workers. ATCs will gain the following benefits from ErgoRehab's Health Ergonomic Programs:
How is Health Ergonomics relevant to my Chiropractic practice? The practice of Chiropractic care focuses on the relationship between structure and function and how that relationship affects the rehabilitation and preservation of health. Chiropractic physicians function in the role of primary caregivers and assist in returning workers to gainful employment following workplace illness or injury. Chiropractic care includes the; diagnosis, treatment and physical rehabilitation of various work-related injuries including Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs). Most WMSDs, particularly those to the spine, are most often caused, or aggravated by ergonomic factors such as repetitive motion, awkward postures and manual material handling. Chiropractic physicians’ education, training and clinical practice emphasizes rehabilitation, body mechanics, structural analysis, posture and education to effectively treat these WMSDs.
ErgoRehab’s Health Ergonomic Programs focus on the interrelationship between the science of ergonomics, human physiology and human pathology. They provide a comprehensive understanding of how the human body responds to work. Health Ergonomics enhances the chiropractic physician’s skill in assessing ergonomic factors associated with work-related injuries to optimize the work capacity of both healthy and injured workers.
How is Health Ergonomics relevant to my Industrial Hygiene? he role of Industrial Hygienist involves identification, evaluation and improvement of workplace health and safety risk factors in order to reduce and prevent work-related injuries and illnesses. Increased ergonomic awareness, as evidenced by OSHA’s new Ergonomic Guidelines, has resulted in opportunities for industrial hygienists to be involved with ergonomics and occupational injury prevention.
ErgoRehab’s Health Ergonomic programs focus on the interrelationship between the science of ergonomics, human physiology and human pathology providing a comprehensive understanding of how the body responds to work. Health Ergonomics enhances the industrial hygienist’s skill in assessing and reducing ergonomic risk factors in the workplace. CIHs will gain the following benefits from ErgoRheab’s Health Ergonomic Programs:
How is Health Ergonomics relevant to the Nursing Profession? Nursing professionals who are involved in patient care in nursing homes and hospitals are frequently exposed to ergonomic risk factors, thus increasing the likelihood of experiencing a work-related injury. In fact, according to the Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, nursing professionals occupy four of the top ten occupations for low back injury.
How is Health Ergonomics relevant to the Occupational Health Nurses? Occupational Health Nurses (OHNs) are intimitely involved with ergonomics and return to work issues at the work site. ErgoRehab's CSHE and CSFA programs provide the OHN with the knowledgebase and strategies to deal with ergonomics, injury prevention and injury management at the work site. Specifically, ErgoRehab's programs help the OHN identify ergonomic risk factors, measure ergonomic risk factors, understand how Cumulativ Trauma Disorders (CTDs) develop, recognize the signs & symptoms of CTDs, assess work loads and work-rest cycles, reduce ergonomic risk exposures to acceptable levels, and manage return to work with injured workers. In addition, the CSHE program provides the necessary tools to implement and manage an onsite ergonomics program that is compliant with the recommended guidelines developed by OSHA, NIOSH, and the National Safety Council.
How is Health Ergonomics relevant to the Nurse Case Manager? ErgoRehab's CEU courses and specialty certification programs help nurse case managers to manage workers' compensation claims and return to work by providing knowledge and skill in ergonomics and worker rehabilitation terminology, concepts, and guidelines for work-related injury prevention and management. Our programs provide strategies for delaing with ergonomic and return to work issues, provide strategies to assist in case closure, teach terminology and guidelines for return to work determinations, provide ergonomic assessment tools, provide skills to increase healthcare delivery effectiveness, and increase professional marketability across the continuum of care management in workers' compensation. Do home study courses need to be preapproved to receive CEUs? Home study courses do not need to be preapproved in order to be considered acceptable continuing education activity by most State Licensing Agency. In fact, only a limited number of States actually preapprove continuing education activity or continuing education sponsors. In order to be acceptable continuing education activity, home study courses must meet the criteria set forth by the governing Statutes for an individuals licensed practice. In addition to meeting all State requirements for acceptable continuing education requirements, ErgoRehab chooses to seek pre-approvals in those States and organizations that offer them as an added benefit to our course participants. We feel this approach to course development gives you the assurance that ErgoRehab’s home study courses are developed in the highest of quality and exceed the minimum standards for continuing education activity in each State. How do I receive credit for taking your course? In order to receive credit for ErgoRehab’s home study courses, you must complete the quiz with a passing score of 70% or more. A certificate of completion will be sent to you stating the number of continuing education credit received. Is there a time limit for completing the home study courses or certification programs? No. There are no time limits. You can complete ErgoRehab's home study courses and certification programs at your own pace. For how long is a certification valid? ErgoRehab's certification designations are valid for a period of 5 years. To renew their certification, designees must demonstrate at least 25 hours of continuing education activity in their area of certification every 5 years. |
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