Run by the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA), this year the Tradies National Health Month<\/a> campaign focuses on tradies to “Share the load. Add a physio to your toolkit.”<\/strong><\/p>\n The APA recommends to add a physiotherapist to your toolkit and get expert advice, specialist treatment and a tailored exercise prescription to protect the most important tool you own, your body!<\/p>\n Raising awareness of the health and injury risks posed to those who work in trade occupations<\/a>\u2014among individuals, their families, employers and the wider community is the aim of Tradies National Health Month.<\/p>\n Horner Recruitment<\/a> is encouraging tradies\u00a0and those undertaking physical or manual tasks to focus on their physical health and mental health.<\/p>\n This August marks the APA\u2019s tenth Tradies National Health Month.<\/p>\n According to the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA)<\/a>, back pain<\/a> is the most common injury experienced by tradies. This part of the body is involved in almost all the tasks that a tradie can undertake at work.<\/p>\n Other common injuries to be aware of:<\/p>\n Most injuries to tradies or any person undertaking physical tasks occur as a result of ignoring pain and niggles, rushing at work, improvising with tools or equipment or being distracted by everyday tasks. You can follow a few simple steps to help reduce the chance of injury:<\/p>\n Tradies and those undertaking manual tasks often have to complete jobs that can require either repetitive bending or involve being in awkward positions, so flexibility is really important to anyone who works in a physically demanding role. Improving flexibility requires regular stretching.<\/p>\n Check out this warm up video<\/a> from the Australian Physiotherapy Association.<\/p>\nWhat are the most common injuries for tradies?<\/h3>\n
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How to reduce the risk of getting injured at work?<\/h3>\n
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