ACTIVE PHYSIOTHERAPY and sports injury clinic

WHY PHYSIO? . . . Ergonomics

Every year British businesses lose nearly 20 million working days through ill health. Over half of these are due to back pain and other musculo-skeletal conditions. They lead to extra costs for the employer, a lowering of team morale and the loss of self esteem and earnings for the employee. The good news is that so many of these problems are preventable.

The word ergonomics is derived from the Greek meaning ‘to control the working environment’ and our aim at Active Physiotherapy is to get you back to work as soon as possible by identifying the problem and providing solutions.

In our experience, workplace injuries broadly fall into two categories -- repetitive strain/overuse and postural dysfunction.

For a worker on a factory production line, it may be a case of incorrect manual handling, while even the most expensive office chair is not going to be of benefit if you have a posture problem or muscle imbalance while sat at your computer screen.

We are happy to deal with individuals, companies or medico-legal referrals.