In the past rehabilitation professionals have focused on the "parts" of workplace safety and comfort. We made equipment changes, ergonomic assessments and prescribed compensatory exercises. 

Our job was to winnow down to the finest "parts" and then apply fixes to those parts. We did this even as we knew the most important predictor to recovery from work-related injury or pain was job satisfaction and a feeling as though one was making a useful contribution at work.

We now realize that was short sighted and simplistic. If we are going to be more than "band-aid" therapists, then it is incumbent that our lens broaden and we address the "whole" person…not just the body, but mind, heart and soul! 

This is where ErgoPresence enters the picture.

Quite simply how the person relates to their "work" generates postural habits and dominant breathing patterns.

If those individuals find work stressful or spiritless, the systems collapse through an absence of presence and awareness at the worksite.

No amount of stretching or strengthening or even taping will sustain such a powerful systems effect. Remember at 12 breaths/min that is 720/hr or 5760 dysfunctional movements per 8 hours.

If this person sits dis-spirited and dis-interested at her clerical position for 8-9 hrs/day, can you see the collapse toward the mouse and phone in her structure? If she never breathes from her diaphragm because she's bored/frustrated or chatting online, when will her pelvis return to a more functional balance so the tape for the knee pains can be discontinued?

We need to help our clients see how the soul connection provides heart to power the seat…it is all connected and only the competent therapist of the 21st century will broaden their skill set to generate ErgoPresence.

For more on ErgoPresence visit this page.

What do you do to generate ErgoPresence for yourself and for your clients?