Articles – Provention

Flexibility: If You Don’t Use It, You Lose It

February 11, 2025

Flexibility is one of those things we tend not to think about… until we lose it. Watching young children move effortlessly, touching their toes, bending, forward rolling, or squatting deeply, [...]

February Flexibility

February 4, 2025

Musculoskeletal flexibility is a fascinating topic and one that plays a crucial role in our overall health and wellbeing. Throughout February, we’ll take a closer look at flexibility: To kick [...]

Driving December – Avoid Twisting

December 16, 2024

Driving for prolonged periods can take a serious toll on your lower back. One of the most common ways to injure your lower back is through twisting, especially when getting [...]

Driving December – Keep Moving to Stay Alert and Injury-Free

December 15, 2024

Driving to your holiday destination should be an exciting part of your adventure, but long hours in the driver’s seat can take a toll on your body. The human body [...]

Driving December: Grip on the Steering Wheel

December 15, 2024

Last week, we explored the importance of sitting posture and chair setup for driving comfort. If you missed it, you can catch up here. This week, we’re focusing on a [...]

Driving Posture

December 5, 2024

December often brings us long drives as we visit family, take a holiday trip, or simply enjoy the festive season. While the journeys can be fun and filled with anticipation, [...]

The Flat Foot Squat and Your Bowel Health

November 21, 2024

We’re becoming more aware of the benefits of natural, functional movements on our bodies. Last week, we explored how the flat foot squat can improve your musculoskeletal system, particularly the [...]

How to Avoid a Hip Replacement with a Simple Movement

November 11, 2024

Hip replacement surgery is a significant procedure, but what if you could reduce the likelihood of needing one just by adopting a simple, natural movement? Last week we introduced the [...]

Rediscovering Natural Movement: The Flat Foot Squat

November 7, 2024

It’s easy to overlook the simple, natural ways our bodies are designed to move. Yet, as we disconnect from these instinctive movements, we find ourselves facing a slew of preventable [...]

Change Postures Often

October 31, 2024

Shake up your work routine with frequent posture changes. While focusing on your daily tasks at your desk might seem like the best way to get things done, remaining in [...]

Tips for Comfortable Sitting at your Workstation

October 24, 2024

Many of us spend hours glued to our desks, which means mastering a comfortable sitting posture is essential. Sitting might seem like a passive activity, but a poor posture can [...]

Rethinking the Golden Rule of Sitting Posture

October 17, 2024

When we think of good posture, the image of sitting upright, shoulders back, and chin tucked in often comes to mind. But is this as beneficial as we’ve been led [...]

FIRST MOVE VR has arrived!

October 13, 2024

We are proud and excited to announce the launch of the First Move Virtual Reality (VR) programme. This immersive and engaging solution provides a scalable delivery mechanism for the interactive First Move [...]

Sit Up Straight, Right? Unpacking the Myths and Realities of Good Posture

October 10, 2024

Given that many of us spend countless hours seated at a desk, the concept of ‘good posture’ holds significant weight. It’s Office October, a perfect time to revisit this topic [...]

3 Contributors to Office Comfort You Need to Know

October 3, 2024

The comfort of our office environment often takes a backseat to productivity. However, the reality is that comfort and productivity go hand-in-hand. If you've been feeling uncomfortable at your workstation, [...]

Can Manual Handling Training really work? Don’t take our word for it – hear it from our clients!

August 9, 2024

This is Treena from Timberlands Ltd in Rotorua and she has kindly shared her experience of how our First Move programme has helped her. Where she used to have to see [...]

Shoulder injuries in the Aging Workforce

July 2, 2024

Shoulder injuries are common in the ‘aging’ workforce and often result in considerable time off work and a lengthy (and frustrating) road to recovery for the individual concerned. Pain, in or [...]

To Warm-Up, or Not to Warm-Up?

May 9, 2024

A group warm-up programme not only helps prevent injuries but can foster team culture and unity. Check out this video showcasing one of our warm-up exercises, the Rugby Line Out. This [...]

Physical Intelligence

March 18, 2024

Consider a scenario where many individuals are engaged in identical tasks within a working environment. Injuries may occur in some, while others remain unscathed. For instance, in an abattoir, some [...]

Hip Flexors and their Contribution to Back Pain

March 14, 2024

Tight hip flexors are a pain in the… back! There are many independent causes of back pain – however, in general, back pain is often caused by a combination of [...]

Which Mouse is the Right Mouse?

January 22, 2024

Finding a suitable mouse for your workstation is crucial in ensuring a safe and comfortable working environment. People often ask “which is the best mouse” as they have associated continuous [...]

Successful Manual Handling Training – Step 4

December 6, 2023

In the past month I have been sharing the methodology that we use at Provention to develop manual handling programmes that are effective. This week, I will discuss the final [...]

Successful Manual Handling Training – Step 3

November 29, 2023

In recent weeks I have shared the methodology we employ to create an effective manual handling programme. At Provention, we strongly believe that the main goal of training should be [...]

Successful Manual Handling Training – Step 2

November 22, 2023

Last week, I shared the initial step in the Pathway to Safe Movement habits. These sequential steps are the foundation of our First Move Programmes, which are designed to make [...]

Successful Manual Handling Training – Step 1

November 16, 2023

Last week we began our journey into what it takes to create a successful manual handling training programme. I believe that the primary objective of any training programme should be [...]

What is the objective of Manual Handling Training?

November 8, 2023

The success of manual handling training is often questioned due to numerous studies suggesting its ineffectiveness. Therefore, it is important to consider what the true purpose of this training is [...]

Habits – Changing of Habits Requires More than a ‘One Off’ Training Session.

September 27, 2023

ARE YOU GETTING THE RESULTS YOU WANT FROM YOUR MANUAL HANDLING TRAINING INVESTMENT? With the speed and demands of this busy world and the need to ‘tick a box’ to [...]

Shoulder Pain? Look Behind You.

August 8, 2023

Those of you that have had ongoing shoulder pain will know what a lengthy and frustrating process it can be. Managing shoulder injuries in the workplace may result in considerable [...]

Do Manual Handling Programmes need to be Task Specific to be Effective?

December 14, 2022

This question was bought to the forefront this week after receiving feedback from individuals who had recently completed a First Move Manual Handling session: ✅ I applied what I learnt [...]

Lost Art Of Bending Over: How Other Cultures Spare Their Spines

October 21, 2022

Those of you familiar with our First Move principles will know that we have advocated moving at your hips for the past 2 decades and have not supported the long-standing [...]

Habit Maker Resources Available

September 26, 2022

At Provention, we are always looking for additional ways to embed best practice manual handling. Over the past few months, we have been developing a dynamic multi-media resource to support [...]

Prevent strain-sprain injuries doing active tasks at home.

August 31, 2022

Many of us are keeping sane by doing physical chores at home. Activities such as gardening, cleaning out the garage, spring cleaning and moving furniture around. Doing these types of [...]

Are you getting back pain working from home?

July 4, 2022

DO THIS ONE STRETCH EVERY DAY AND GET RID OF IT. Working from Home comes with its ‘upsides and downsides.’ One of the downsides is that most people are sitting [...]

Introducing wearable technology

May 4, 2022

Provention is excited to announce that we are now working with leading-edge wearable technology from Preventure to further support our clients in mitigating workplace injury risk. As a veteran in injury prevention [...]

4 key elements to ensure your Manual Handling training is effective

October 19, 2021

Manual Handling related injuries are costing NZ businesses millions of dollars a year. Despite all the money spent on injury prevention programmes, strain-sprain injuries continue to be the biggest injury [...]

Don’t get hurt when you return to work.

March 9, 2021

It has been well documented that many people suffer injuries when returning to work after a long break. Provention has a resource aimed at giving individuals the knowledge and skills [...]

3 tips for mums on how to avoid back pain

December 4, 2020

As a mother the physical demands on your body are extraordinary. Not only do you carry and deliver a child but the energy and strength required to raise a child [...]

Sitting for long periods of time is wrecking your body

April 11, 2020

Believe it or not, the natural resting position of a person is not a chair or couch – it’s a squatting position, commonly referred to as the flatfoot squat. However [...]

Articles written by the Provention Team

Flexibility: If You Don’t Use It, You Lose It

February Flexibility

Driving December – Avoid Twisting

Driving December – Keep Moving to Stay Alert and Injury-Free

Driving December: Grip on the Steering Wheel

Driving Posture

Bending Forward at Your Hips

The Flat Foot Squat and Your Bowel Health

How to Avoid a Hip Replacement with a Simple Movement

Rediscovering Natural Movement: The Flat Foot Squat

Change Postures Often

Tips for Comfortable Sitting at your Workstation

Rethinking the Golden Rule of Sitting Posture

FIRST MOVE VR has arrived!

Sit Up Straight, Right? Unpacking the Myths and Realities of Good Posture

3 Contributors to Office Comfort You Need to Know

Can Manual Handling Training really work? Don’t take our word for it – hear it from our clients!

Shoulder injuries in the Aging Workforce

To Warm-Up, or Not to Warm-Up?

Physical Intelligence

Hip Flexors and their Contribution to Back Pain

Which Mouse is the Right Mouse?

Successful Manual Handling Training – Step 4

Successful Manual Handling Training – Step 3

Successful Manual Handling Training – Step 2

Successful Manual Handling Training – Step 1

What is the objective of Manual Handling Training?

Habits – Changing of Habits Requires More than a ‘One Off’ Training Session.

Shoulder Pain? Look Behind You.

Do Manual Handling Programmes need to be Task Specific to be Effective?

Lost Art Of Bending Over: How Other Cultures Spare Their Spines

Habit Maker Resources Available

Prevent strain-sprain injuries doing active tasks at home.

Are you getting back pain working from home?

Introducing wearable technology

4 key elements to ensure your Manual Handling training is effective

Don’t get hurt when you return to work.

3 tips for mums on how to avoid back pain

Sitting for long periods of time is wrecking your body