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Preventing Back Pain Injury: Measure What’s Meaningful

What to measure when it comes to Back Pain

Everett Chiropractic Center Blog

Employers measure all kinds of things when it comes to their employees. Largely this is so they can make predictions. In the context of safety, employers often measure what already happened (lagging indicators). But there is growing awareness that measuring leading indicators provides the insights necessary to make appropriate changes that result in lowered exposure (risk, liability, injury, etc.).

Since back pain is a major issue for employers for a whole host of reasons, what they decide to measure informs their options for managing risk and preventing injuries.

There are many risk factors for developing back pain, so it’s logical to consider measuring those. But what if, as the employer, you can’t really do anything – or it’s very difficult to do anything – about the risk factor that you measure? Then why bother?

Why not find a risk factor that is easy and quick to measure, that directly relates…

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Make Sure Your Kids Are Safe!

Are your Kids Safe…???

The Weimer Group

With back-to-school time in full swing its time to get back into your daily routine. Getting the kids dressed, get their lunches made, feed them breakfast, and get them into the car. Making sure that your children are safe when you’re on the road is a big deal. Road injuries are the leading cause of preventable deaths and injuries to children in the United States. Correctly used child safety seats can reduce the risk of death by as much as 71 percent.

If you have a younger child, putting the car seat in correctly and safely is crucial. Seventy-three percent of car seats are not used or installed correctly. Here are 5 things to do to make sure that your car seat is safe for your child:

1. Right seat– Make sure your car seat is appropriate for your child’s age, weight and height
2. Right place– Children must stay…

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