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The Neck-Arm School, part of the IMPACC Injury Prevention System, is a proven program allowing you to teach managers and supervisors how to reduce CTD injuries, claims, and costs... plus teaching workers how to protect themselves from musculo-skeletal fatigue.

IMPACC Neck-Arm School

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IMPACC, a group of physical therapists specializing in workplace injury prevention consulting to industry, has evolved since 1982 a unique format of "Neck-Arm CTD School." This is a program of teaching managers and supervisors how to reduce CTD injuries, claims, and costs... plus teaching workers how to protect themselves from musculo-skeletal fatigue and wear damage.

This program has been presented at thousands of workplaces across a wide variety of settings. Outcomes have been consistently favorable, with client companies reporting approximately 70 percent reductions in lost work days attributable to CTD claims in the 12 to 24-month period following implementation of the program. Several companies with runaway epidemics of CTD have seen radical improvements in their CTD-related problems, including 90-plus percent reductions in lost work days accompanied by significant improvements in productivity.

The program allows you to facilitate changes in work design, worker behaviors, policies, procedures, and-or attitudes in ways that contribute to significant reductions in CTD claims and lost days. We describe the program as addressing a wide scope of issues including ergonomics, preventive stretching, case management, restricted duty programs, job task rotation, employee relations and policy enforcement.

The Neck-Arm CTD School addresses injuries, claims, and costs as three separate issues. Risk factors and prevention strategies for each of these three issues are identified and discussed in detail. Manager and supervisor training is a four-hour comprehensive education process to not only create a knowledge base for CTD management, but to also align attitudes and commitment toward more cost-effective company policies. This is followed by a two-hour employee "WorkSmart" program that emphasizes fatigue-avoidance tactics. The newest version for 2006 includes a condensed one-hour employee program for review or utilization as needed by your client.

This program offers several unique approaches based on key challenges to convention: (1) ergonomics by itself is not the answer; (2) employee risk behaviors must be addressed; (3) management attitudes and hostile approaches to CTD must be corrected; (4) CTD is not a mainly "repetitive motion injury" but is, instead, more the result of static posture; (5) nutrient pathway is a vital issue of CTD cause and prevention; (6) CTD is likely as much the result of proximal stresses, especially mechanical thoracic outlet compression, as are distal stresses more local to the wrist and hand; (7) fatigue avoidance is key to CTD prevention, especially when talking to employees; (8) job task rotation, seating issues, and properly-applied stretching programs are critically important prevention strategies, especially where ergonomic corrections are not available or affordable.

The program then goes beyond prevention to teach companies how to reduce related CTD costs through early reporting of discomfort by employees, building relationships with the medical community, positive claims response and management, and developing a restricted duty program.

The Process

Qualitative Work Risk Analysis... format that identifies risks for CTD injury in the workplace and shows you how to analyze OSHA 200 logs, workstations and assess workplace politics. The report you produce provides management with valuable insight and information that becomes a part of their Written ErgoPlan.

Management Team Training... teaches managers, supervisors and labor leaders a wide scope of strategies for reducing injuries, claims and costs. Presents the technology and politics of injury and claims prevention. Builds attitudes, skills and commitment.

Employee Motivation Program... one and two hour programs on worker self-protection training. Emphasizes fatigue-avoidance tactics, personal ergonomics and self-care responsibility both on and off the job. Includes stretching and fit for life emphasis.  The employee program is now available as a web-based CBT (Computer Based Training) program. Go to http://www.impacctraining.com to view. We have a revenue sharing affiliate program available.

ErgoTeam Training... Advanced training of a select in-house team for ergonomic problem-solving and long-term success of the IMPACC Program. Structured to comply with OSHA ERGONOMICS GUIDELINES. WorkSmart written ErgoPlan policy manual for Ergonomics compliance is included with the program.

 

Content Summary Management Training

Your Validity	Epidemiology and Corporate Costs
Musculo-Skeletal Work: Movement vs Posture	Posture Loading
Thoracic Outlet Compression	Role of Forward Head Posture
Shoulder Reach	Elbow Flexion and Forearm Supination
Wrist Flexion and Deviation	Demographic Risk Factors
Policies and Attitudes	Specific CTD Disease Processes
Ergonomics of Seating & Work Station Set Up	Hand Tool Risks
Specific Workplace Problem Solving	Ergonomics vs Worker Behaviors
Treatment Approaches, RTW Strategies	Restricted Duty Program
Injury Cost Control Strategies	Medical Community Relationships
Five E's of CTD Prevention	Stretching, The Controversy, Rules for Success
Posture Control & Exposure Reduction Strategies	Motivating Employee Compliance

 

Content Summary Employee Training
Both Programs

Your Responsibilities: Job, Family, Self	Musculo-Skeletal Work: Movement vs Posture
The Target: Fatigue, Work Discomfort, Pain	Posture Loading: Muscle Contraction
Role of Forward Head Posture	Shoulder Reach
Elbow Flexion and Forearm Supination	Wrist Flexion and Deviation
Grip and Pinch	Ergonomics of Seating & Work Station Set Up
Hand Tool Risks and Ergonomic Principles	Workplace Specific Problem Solving
Ergonomics vs Worker Behaviors	Stretching Exercise Program
Posture Stress Control Tactics	Exposure Reduction Strategies
Motivating Employees: The Industrial Athlete	Personal Pain Control & Self Care Techniques

What is Included?

Neck-Arm CTD School Service Guide... 119 page, eight section PDF manual that details the Work Risk Analysis format, patho-physiology of CTD injury, marketing and presentation strategies, client outcomes and track record, letters of reference from clients and more than 50 abstracts of critical references.

Management Training Program...PowerPoint presentation with matching PDF script to help master the presentation process. Includes full color anatomy from Grant's Atlas, many new workplace examples, animations, latest stretching techniques and OSHA material.

Employee Motivation Training Program... Two PowerPoint presentations (one and two hour) with matching PDF scripts. Includes full color anatomy from Grant's Atlas, many new workplace and home examples, animations, latest stretching techniques and at-home restorative exercises. This program is also available as a web-based CBT (Computer Based Training) program. Go to http://www.impacctraining.com to view. We have an excellent revenue sharing program available so your clients can train employees (new and current) and you still receive revenue.

Marketing Presentation...  PowerPoint presentation with PDF script for use with prospective clients. Details the plan and process for helping a client reduce injuries, claims and costs.

Additional Resources

Neck-Arm Hand Book...Management handbooks for use with the program. Reinforces critical training information. Registered users of the IMPACC Program receive special handbook pricing.

WorkSmart; The Industrial Athlete... Employee handbooks for use with the program. Reinforces critical training information. Registered users of the IMPACC Program receive special handbook pricing. Becomes an additional profit center for you.

 

Cost...Only $595.00.............Why re-invent the wheel? Use the best and most comprehensive program available today!

We offer a no-risk, digital preview process for medical professionals whereby you can preview the program(s) in your clinic or hospital. Click on the link to the left for more information or call 800-762-7720 and we will be happy to answer your questions.