Uncategorized – Provention

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 [...]

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