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Ten Top Tips – back pain

Visit: http://www.csp.org.uk/publications/10-things-you-need-know-about-your-back or www.csp.org.uk/yourback For top tips on how to manage your back pain.

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Schools – Keeping our Children Healthy

There a lots of resources online with good, evidence based advice for how we can keep our children healthy. See below for some useful references. Healthly Schools London http://www.healthyschools.london.gov.uk/ See our website for information on ergonomics.    

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Couch to 5K – Live Well – NHS

If you feel like trying to be more active this year why not try this couch to 5K plan from the NHS website: http://www.nhs.uk/LiveWell/c25k/Pages/couch-to-5k.aspx  

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Low Back Pain and Sciatica – New Guidelines

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published its update for the clinical assessment and management of non specific low back pain and sciatica in adults. Some key points: Movement and exercise are at the heart of … Continue reading

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Occupational Health Physiotherapy

Did you know that physiotherapists can help keep your staff healthy and improve productivity? Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) including back pain are one of the biggest causes of sickness absence on any given day. Early access to physiotherapy ensures: Prompt injury … Continue reading

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Heart Age Calculator

Check out the NHS website for lots of useful health advice. The website has lots if advise about all sorts of health issues and tips for staying healthy. Check out the link below to the heart age calculator. Heart Age … Continue reading

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Useful Resources

There are many useful ergonomic tools online including some for manual handling and push/pull forces. Visit the HSE website for further details. http://www.hse.gov.uk/search/search-results.htm?q=ergonomics#gsc.tab=0&gsc.q=ergonomics&gsc.page=1

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Occupational Health Kent – what we can do for you

What is occupational health? Traditionally occupational health was a ‘medical’ reactive process diagnosing health effects and illness, promoting good health, reducing risks by controlling exposures and preventing ill health. Today it has to justify itself economically and is a service … Continue reading

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DSE Assessment Kent

Display Screen Equipment (DSE) is a device or equipment that has an alphanumeric or graphic display screen, regardless of the display process involved; it includes both conventional display screens and those used in emerging technologies such as laptops, touch-screens and … Continue reading

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Physiotherapy Deal Kent – Road or Trail Running?

Both road and off road/trail running have their own challenges and benefits. So what’s best for your workout? Road running Road and inner city running tends to be more predictable than the trails. You do have to keep an eye out for potholes, … Continue reading

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2016 DSE Risk Assessor Training

Our one day comprehensive course will ensure that attendees are competent and efficient in assessing DSE work stations. Contact us today to see how we can help your organisation support colleagues using DSE equipment.

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DSE training Kent

We offer DSE risk assessor training for managers, health and safety staff or EHS colleagues who which to learn how to undertake DSE assessments for their staff. Our one day training course will equip participants with the knowledge of how to … Continue reading

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Occupational health should be a key part of care

The Council for Work and Health says that occupational health should be integrated into mainstream healthcare. It calls for partnerships between employers and healthcare providers. Physiotherapists are critical in supporting people with injuries and helping them to remain at work … Continue reading

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Deal Physio – Sciatica

Sciatica describes pain felt along the sciatic nerve, which runs from your lower back, down through the buttock, hamstrings and into the lower leg. The sciatic nerve is the longest nerve in the body. The spinal sections it originates from include … Continue reading

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In house Physio Kent

The HSE highlights the benefits of having onsite physiotherapy services at work. http://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/experience/phisiotherapy.htm Call us today to see how we can help you to reduce sickness absence.  

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Posture problems and fixes

Over time, poor posture can damage your spine, shoulders, hips, and knees. Poor postures can lean to structural flaws that lead to back and joint pain, reduced flexibility and compromised muscles. 1 Forward head posture The problem: Poor strength in the … Continue reading

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Computer Ergonomics

What can I do to help myself? Make full use of the equipment provided, and adjust it to get the best from it and to avoid potential health problems.  The Health and Safety Executive provide the following tips: Getting Comfortable: … Continue reading

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Did you know…

A company can claim tax relief for up to £500 per employee, per year for any health related interventions including physiotherapy. This makes such interventions very cost effective. With musculoskeletal disorders accounting for 49% of sickness absence physiotherapists are perfectly … Continue reading

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DSE Assessments – When do you need to do them?

When are assessments required? Whenever: You have been allocated a new workstation The workstation is relocated New hardware is introduced New furniture is introduced Working practices are altered or new software is introduced Significant changes are made to the lighting … Continue reading

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10 tips for new runners

Get the right trainers – for you Schedule a professional running shoe fit so you get the right shoe for you. Set a goal Entering a race or having a goal helps to define your training. A race date can … Continue reading

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