Wellness Programs

Corporate America is increasingly investing in worker wellness because it’s good corporation.  In order to meet productivity demands, corporations must rely on a healthful, productive workforce to succeed in the highly competitive global marketplace. Over a hundred studies in both corporate and governmental establishings have documented the economic advantages of staff member health promotion programs, including reduced absenteeism, reduced injuries and workman’s compensation costs, reduced...Read Full Story

Initially introduced by Halbert Dunn in the 1950’s, wellness became a well-liked buzzword during the late 1970’s and received considerable academic attention in the 1980’s.      Health promotion programs for staff became more widespread during the following decade, and credible evidence for their economic viability began to be published.      There have now been over 100 published studies on this topic and a number of systematic reviews. Health risks increase costs.  Medical and health...Read Full Story

Some of the top health promotion programs currently in use today include - Health Risk Appraisals (HRAs) HRA is a top wellness program currently in use globally. Organizations that implement it determine the safety and health concerns of workers by the assessment of appropriateness of the facilities and equipment against the needs of the workers. It can, for instance, guide the corporation into deciding how the air quality within an office room affects the users and then help the...Read Full Story

Research spanning more than a decade has consistently shown wellness programs to be financially effective and that every dollar invested on a wellness program can return $2.30 and $10.10 by reducing absenteeism, sick day usage and by decreasing insurance costs. Moreover it’s noted that there are marked improvements in employee performance and productivity in organizations that start a health promotion program. Healthy companies enjoy increased worker morale and an improved ability to...Read Full Story

Spine is the most important part of our body that has added flexibility and freedom of movement to our routine activities. It is that part of the body on which our whole skeleton is based. Lower back is particularly the most important yet sensitive area. It can be easily damaged especially its lowest area such as l4 and l5 discs, which are commonly disrupted leading to l4 and l5 back pain. Latest research shows that 5 out of 10 people are suffering from back pain. Latest Updates on Lower Back...Read Full Story