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MSD Prevention Articles

The Benefits of Stretching  
Prevention of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) requires a variety of approaches because no single approach or solution has been shown to have an overwhelming effect on reducing injuries. A structured employee stretching program, combined with a more comprehensive ergonomics process, can have a positive impact in reducing MSDs.

Soft Tissue Injury Treatment and Prevention  
Sports science is evolving rapidly today as performance training, rehabilitation and sports medicine are “bridging a gap” to increase performance, prevent injuries and more effectively treat injuries when they do inevitably happen to your athletes or clients.  Whether you are a personal trainer, athletic trainer, physical therapist or sports doc, soft tissue injury and effective treatment strategies need to be in your “tool box” for optimal performance and injury prevention.

How to Prevent Sprains and Strains in the Workplace 
The data tells us that sprains and strains are common and costly in industry today. They are costly (and unacceptable) for businesses, they are costly (and painful) for workers and they are costly (and frustrating) for safety professionals. Learn how to prevent them!

Preventing Sprains, Strains and Repetitive Motion Injuries (PPT file) 
This is a PowerPoint file of an OSHA workshot on preventing sprains, strains and repetitive motion injuries in the workplace. It contains useful data and important prevention tips.

Injury Prevention Tip — Ice or Heat? 
Cold therapy is a very practical and inexpensive prevention tool for your workplace athletes. Athletic trainers have used ice on fatigued and sore muscles of athletes after sports activities for decades. Research has shown this to be a very effective prevention technique.