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Workplace Ergonomics for the Office Environment

Workplace ergonomics training helps employees create a better match between themselves, the work they perform and the equipment they use – promoting workplace health, minimising the risk of injuries common to office workers, boosting productivity and morale and decreasing staff turnover and absenteeism.

Designed and presented by our team of physiotherapists, occupational therapists and exercise physiologists, our training aims to foster an ergonomics ethos at all levels of an organisation.

Based on sound ergonomic principles, our workshops:

  • Educate employees on power positions - the optimal positions in which to complete tasks.
  • Cover safe work postures, appropriate working angles of the upper limbs, sitting positions, viewing angles and optimal workstation layout.
  • Provide guidance on how to make basic ergonomic adjustments to workstations.
  • Explore the duration of work, balancing the physical and mental demands of tasks, the importance of stretch breaks and regular posture variation.
  • Examine ergonomics principles and how they apply to individual working arrangements such as hot desking.
  • Discuss the benefits of standing as well as the advantages, disadvantages and management of standing desks.
  • Train employees involved in lifting, pushing, pulling and carrying as part of their work on correct manual task handling - focusing on correct postures, positioning and breathing.
  • Allow time for discussion on ergonomic issue specific to each workplace.

 Safe Work Australia’s compensation-based statistics on work-related musculoskeletal disorders reported 360,180 claims over a recent five year period. Over 15% of these claims were lodged by a combination of Sales Workers, Clerical and Administrative Workers and Managers.

FAQ

How is The Mind Movement Program delivered?

Mind Movement is delivered through eight sessions with a psychologist via face to face appointments at one of our offices (we have offices nationally) or via Telehealth. When combined with Exercise Physiology, RAWI aims to commence within the initial phases of the program.

What is meant by a biopsychosocial model?

The biopsychosocial model aims to account for the countless reasons a person could be geared towards a poor prognosis or be in the picture of good health. The model assists with accounting for the role of attitudes and beliefs and factors outside of the injury alone and looks at all the factors which can account for the total impact of an injury on a person’s life.

These include biological differences, in pre-morbid health and function, immune response, stress reactivity and even medication side effects, along with other social factors, including family support, education, cultural beliefs and individual preferences which all play a role in an individual’s experience of injury and recovery.

What treatments may my Psychologist use / what can I expect from a Mind Movement session?

All therapy will be applied using a collaborative and strategic approach. Depending on the individual, a tailored Mind Movement Program may include such psychological treatment therapies as:

  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT): The first and gold standard treatment approach for a range of psychological conditions and personal problems.
  • CBT supports the person to modify unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviours which perpetuate distress, assisting them to overcome challenging emotions, thoughts and behaviours.
  • Trauma Focussed Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT): An evidence-based treatment model designed to support individuals or families to overcome the negative effects of a traumatic experience. This evidence-based method has been proven effective for treatment after multiple traumas or a single traumatic event.
  • Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR): EMDR facilitates the accessing and processing of traumatic memories and other adverse life experience to bring these to an adaptive resolution. Repeated studies show that by using EMDR therapy people can experience the benefits of psychotherapy that once took years to make a difference.
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): This approach has been shown to be effective for chronic pain and assisting clients create a rich and meaningful life.
  • Family Inclusion Therapy: This Family Inclusion Therapy adjunct, aims to enhance relationships, by working through the challenges posed on relationships and the family following an injury.

Why is a multi-disciplinary approach effective for high level of risk or comorbid injuries?

  • Exercise is just as effective as antidepressants in treating mild to moderate depression.
  • Physical activity can moderate PTSD symptoms (where PTSD and chronic pain co-occur)
  • Supervised physical activity is more effective than exercise alone as a conjoint to therapy in improving depression and anxiety symptoms.
  • One hour of exercise per week can prevent depression.
  • Physical activity/exercise is regarded as an important self-management strategy for individuals with mental illness.
  • Treatment alignment and consistent health messages has a positive effect on the individual and treatment outcomes.

How Does the Mind Movement provide support following Motor Vehicle Accidents and with other complex claims?

Some people experience a more complicated recovery from a Motor Vehicle Accident due to a range of biopsychosocial variables – which can prolong or prevent recovery. Factors such as complex legal processes, attribution of fault and a sense of injustice for victims can complicate recovery – there can be reduced participation in work, family and community.

It is estimated that the risk of Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) following a Motor Vehicle Accident is approx. 13-25%, with other estimates indicating for serious accidents – up to one third continue to suffer PTSD at one-year post injury and up to half experience depression at six months post injury.

Acquiring an injury via a traumatic method can increase the risk of developing comorbid PTSD and Chronic Pain. Unfortunately, when both conditions exist, they can be mutually reinforcing. Both conditions have been conceptualised under similar frameworks and can be treated. Ideally, those who are at risk of comorbid conditions are best screened and treated early.

How does an individual get started?

The injured person needs to obtain a referral from their General Practitioner for the program which can be funded through Workers Compensation and Motor Vehicle Insurance Schemes. The program can also be attended privately or part-funded under a Mental health care plan.

How does it work?

The program starts with an initial consultation and assessment with the client’s Mind Movement psychologist, who aims to identify key challenges within their recovery and treatment. A treatment plan is then collaboratively set with the client and their other treating parties.

What Happens at the end of the Program?

Before the program is finalised, the Mind Movement psychologist will review with the client strategies for self-management and maintenance.

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