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Increasing The Employee Productivity |
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Did you ever know that one of the leading causes for
employees missing from work is lower back pain? Low back pain exercise
is a way to help alleviate the pain, and they do not take a great deal
of time to complete. As an employer i have several employees that sit at
a desk for the majority of each day. At times they also have to move
boxes of supplies that are over 25 pounds. I have noticed that this
combination of work leads to lower back pain complaints from several of
my employees. I have also experienced this pain when i am helping out in
the office. I decided that i would provide incentives for my employees
to take part in a low back pain exercise program. These incentives are
more cost effective than paying sick days and insurance coverage for
medical appointments.
I hired a yoga instructor
to come into the office and show all my employees some simple low back
pain exercise that they can do at their desk areas. The instructor had
simple charts that showed each low back pain exercise step by step. I
had one of these charts enlarged and placed it in the lunchroom area.
This helps as a reminder throughout the day to complete the simple
stretching and repositioning that makes up the majority of low back pain
exercise. The instructor explained that the main reason employees were
feeling pain in their lower back was due to going from sitting in one
position to lifting, without warming the muscles.
By completing the
simple warming techniques the muscles are not strained and will not
ache. Also the stretching works on different muscles than are utilized
for sitting long periods of time. The yoga instructor was willing to
come to the office 2 days a week during the lunch hour to provide a low
impact stretching class for those that wanted to participate. The class
would take about 20 minutes. As incentive for participating, i told my
employees that those that participated in the low back pain exercise
class could leave 20 minutes earlier or come in 20 minutes later on that day.
By following this simple incentive for completing low back
pain exercise, i have greatly reduced the number of hours my employees
are out on sick leave. My employees are also reporting that since they
are completing the low back pain exercise program they have more energy
at the end of the working day. Several employees take part in the low
back pain exercise sessions each week. Some even do the low back pain
exercise routine together on days when the instructor does not come in.
It is a great feeling for me as an employer to know i have helped my
workers feel better.
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