Rethinking Your Workplace Stretching Program with Clayton Cartwright - Part 2

The Bureau of Labor and Statistics reported that in 2020 there were nearly a quarter million work related musculoskeletal injuries that resulted in days away from work with the average number of days away being 14 (1) .  Statistics also show that warming up properly can also increase performance and reduce the potential for injuries during physical activity. (2) On today's episode of the MEMIC Safety Experts Podcast Clayton Cartwright, Physical Therapist and Safety Management Consultant with MEMIC and I stretch the classic definition of a workplace stretching program and explore the benefits of one that is well executed. https://www.bls.gov/iif/nonfatal-injuries-and-illnesses-tables.htm#dafw https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1741-7015-10-75