Nileen Drzewianowski LMT, CST
“One must become more body aware to be alerted to the way in which the body is misused, and how every day habits of work may be of harm.”
All the Right Moves
“On-site Employee Education Programs for Ergonomic Awareness” and “How to Stay Positive in a Challenging Environment now Available!”
Presented by:
Nileen Drzewianowski, LMT, CST
Licensed Massage Therapist, CranioSacral Therapist, Instructor, Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy
This Educational program is aimed at saving you money by increasing productivity, reducing sick time, and lowering workman’s compensation claims.
This on-site employee education program is available, based on the specific needs of your business. Accommodations can be made for specific presentation times.
Objectives
- Participants will gain a greater understanding of the pathologic manifestations of:
- Repetitive Stress Injury
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Tendonitis
- Tension Headaches & Eye Strain
- Neck, Back and Shoulder Strain
- Participants will learn specific Ergonomic positions appropriate for their particular work environment.
- Participants will experience the effect of purposeful stretching and other self-care practices.
- Participants will be provided with a unique procedure guide to assist them in making “All the Right Moves.”
Reducing Costs:
The proof is in the numbers.
Here are some facts from published studies:
- Mesa Petroleum reported that active program participants averaged only $173 per year for health care services, compared to $390 for sedentary non-participants. Employee health care costs rose 4.8% compared with a national increase of 105% during the study period.
- Over a 3-year period, DuPont credited its fitness program with yearly health care cost savings of $1.6 million, $1.5 million and $3 million respectively.
- Medical claims for Steelcase were 55% lower for employees who used fitness services. Costs over a 6-year period averaged $478.61 for participants, versus $869.98 for non-participants.
- A NASA study reported a 12.5% increase in productivity. Participants in an exercise program worked at full efficiency for the entire day, while average employees lost 50% efficiency for the final 2 hours. Participants also demonstrated increased stamina, performance, concentration and decision making abilities.
- During a 4-year study, Kennecott Cooper realized a $5.78 return for each dollar funding its corporate fitness effort.
- Equitable Life noted a cost benefit ratio of $1 - $5.52 in the first-year analysis of its employee fitness programs.
- Control Data credited its wellness program with savings of $1.8 million in reduced medical claims and absenteeism.
A review of 73 published studies by Steven Aldana, a professor at Brigham Young University, found that companies engaged in work-site health promotion averaged a savings to cost ratio of $3.50 for every $1.00 invested in prevention. Another evaluation, which appeared in The American Journal of Health Promotion, found a 28 percent reduction i n sick-leave absenteeism and a 26 percent reduction in healthcare costs in companies with established work-site health-promotion programs.
An on-site employee education program on How to Stay Positive in a Challenging Environment
If you were to browse through any newspaper or magazine article prior to 1960, you would be hard pressed to find the word stress in either the text or the headlines. The stress phenomenon, as it is referred to today, is quite new with regard to the history of humanity. Not even a household expression two decades ago, use of the word stress is now as common as the words food and exercise. In fact, however, stress in terms of physical arousal can be traced back to the Stone Age as a “survival mechanism”. But, what was once designed as a means of survival is now associated with the development of disease and illness that claims the lives of millions of people. Research now indicates that between 70-80% of all disease and illness is stress related, most notably coronary heart disease, cancer, the common cold, migraine headaches, warts, some cases of female infertility, ulcers, insomnia, hyper tension-the list goes on and on.
Positive stress adds anticipation and excitement to life, and we all thrive under a certain amount of stress. Deadlines, competitions, confrontations, and even our frustrations and sorrows add depth and enrichment to our lives. Our goal is not to eliminate stress but to learn how to manage it and how to use it to help us. Insufficient stress acts as a depressant and may leave us feeling bored or dejected; on the other hand, excessive stress may leave us feeling "tied up in knots." What we need to do is find the optimal level of stress which will individually motivate but not overwhelm each of us.
Objectives
- Participants will gain a greater understanding of the different kinds of stress.
- Participants will learn how to recognize their own optimal level of stress.
- Participants will learn about the many possibilities and methods that can be used for stress management.
- Participants will learn and take part in meditation and imagery techniques.
For more information about this program and for scheduling please contact:
Nileen Drzewianowski
Healing Therapies
8 West Main St. Suite 1-3
Niantic, Ct. 06357
(860) 691-0743 (office)
(860) 705-4536 (cell)
Contact Nileen
“The way the body is used, affects the way you function.”
