Benefits and Compensation

Consider Using Athletic Trainers to Improve Your Organization’s Financial Wellness

 
To recap, Jim Thornton, president of the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA), says that “with the ever-increasing demand on output and return on investment in today’s workplace, employees in the occupational setting remain at risk of acute and overuse on-the-job injuries.” The expertise of athletic trainers in musculoskeletal injuries makes them a strategic choice for an occupational safety and health team.

More success stories

 
Check out these athletic trainer success stories.
At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, an athletic trainer has been offering employees musculoskeletal injury prevention and rehab services for 17 years. Its staff commonly treats space center employees with work-related and non-work-related injuries, including cumulative trauma disorders, joint replacements, rotator cuff repairs, low back pain, ACL reconstructions, and sprains and strains.
The free, on-site program reduces travel time to and from rehab, lets employees maintain their normal routine as they recover and rehabilitate, decreases lost work time, and increases job productivity. The program has treated employees including law enforcement officers, secretaries, roads and ground personnel, janitors, engineers, mechanics, equipment operators, astronauts, and space hardware technicians. The program is estimated to save $750,000 per year.


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The Fairfax County, Virginia, Police Department has an on-staff trainer who addresses a variety of concerns, including sprains and strains and injuries from vehicle crashes. The department says the trainer has contributed to an overall reduction of 22 percent in medical costs and 21 percent in musculoskeletal medical expenses.
UnityPoint Clinic, a Sioux City, Iowa, healthcare facility, emphasizes these ergonomic best practices as part of its industrial athlete training program:

  • Keep everything within easy reach.
  • Work at proper heights.
  • Reduce excessive force.
  • Work in smart postures with a staggered, athlete-style stance.
  • Minimize direct contact and pressure of the wrist and elbows on surfaces and equipment.
  • Change things up during the day—for example, by alternating sitting and standing.
  • Provide clearance and access by watching for cords and other obstacles.

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Help employees keep their New Year’s resolutions to be more fit by bringing athletic trainers into your workplace. If you’re like any of the organizations in today’s issue, you may just increase the overall financial wellness of your facility as well.
 

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