Everyday employers are faced with increased costs and reduced profit due to employee absenteeism. The 2nd most common cause of absenteeism is back pain. In NZ alone, about 80% of people will suffer from this at some point in their lifetime.
The cumulative cost of sick days across NZ workplaces amasses a staggering $1 billion annually, and many of these sick days were due to preventable health-related conditions.
Employee presenteeism is another important topic to discuss that can be directly proportional to decreased productivity and reduced profit. This is when an employee is on the job, but not fully functioning physically and/or mentally due to illness and medical conditions – such as asthma, seasonal allergies, arthritis, migraines, depression, carpal tunnel syndrome and back pain (to list a few).
With increasing work commitments and busy lifestyles, it can be difficult for many people to find time to commit to regular maintenance or preventable approaches to healthcare. Many others just have no idea what true health actually is, or just don’t value it that highly in their life.
Ideally, wouldn’t it be great if your company could create a healthier and more productive workplace by encouraging employees to make better lifestyle choices, giving up-to-date information and advice on nutriti
on, exercise, ergonomics and health& wellness.
Well – that’s where we can help. At Chiropractic For Life, we offer a few different Wellness Programs that can be highly beneficial for all businesses to utilize.
1. Onsite Spinal Health & Postural Assessments
Our health & wellness professionals will come to your workplace and perform individual on-site spinal health and postural assessments for all your staff.
Each assessment will include a thorough postural examination, spinal examination, brief health history, and advice on nutrition, exercise & other lifestyle choices.
An individualized health & wellness report will also be given to each employee.
We usually need about 10 minutes per employee
2. Ergonomic Work-station/Workplace Assessments
Our professional team will come to your workplace and assess different tasks and duties carried out by all your staff members.
Our team will need to observe your employees at work for a while, so we can gather data on their environment, in order to help with possibly reducing physical and emotional stress caused by their work duties.
Full ergonomic work-station assessments will be carried out all office workers (appropriate desk height, chair height, computer monitor, mouse etc.)
Time will vary depending on how many different work duties there are to assess.
3. Health & Wellness Seminar
A seminar could be held in a boardroom over a lunch break (we generally need between 30-45 minutes)
Topics discussed include the 5 components of health (exercise, nutrition, sleep, positive well-being, fully functioning nerve & immune system), dealing with stress, exercises in the workplace, and tips for a happier and more productive day in the workplace.
4. On-Site Chiropractic Care
Our professional chiropractors can bring their up-to-date and specialized equipment with them and provide Chiropractic Adjustments on site.
We have specialized equipment to cater for people of all ages.
Company benefits for on-site adjusting include: Decreased down-time for staff having to make appointments outside work, on-the-job analysis, recurring injury prevention, increases health awareness, boosts employee morale, reduces absenteeism, increased productivity.
Staff benefits include: relief of muscle tension & pain in neck and back, relief of headaches & migraines, reduction in stress & fatigue, improves posture, improves well-being.
