The most effective return to work programs occur in sports, where technology is used to measure the physical demands of the tasks, identify injury risks for individual athletes, and feedback is provided to the athletes in a way that engages them to take action and reduce their risk of re-injury. This same technology can be used to engage workers by;

• Using wearable technology to provide workers with feedback at the most relevant time - when they are performing their work tasks.
• Reducing the risk of fear-avoidance behaviour by measuring the worker’s movements when performing their work tasks (especially tasks that may have caused the injury), comparing their movements to a benchmark of the most efficient technique with lowest injury risk, and providing them with feedback to build their confidence.
• Use data to gradually increase the load and introduce more physically demanding tasks based on the worker’s progress.
• Avoiding information overload by using the Nudge Theory of behavior change, which involves information to be delivered in a timely way in appropriate amounts through smartphone technology.

Examples and case studies demonstrating the effectiveness of these components will be discussed.

Scott Coleman

Scott has become an industry leader in workplace injury prevention through his innovative and comprehensive approach using wearable technology, which evolved from the combination of 20+ years of experience working with elite athletes as a coach, PT and biomechanist, with the skills developed working in private practice treating injured workers. Since 2017, Scott has partnered with large organizations, workers’ compensation insurers/brokers and safety consultants to reduce the costs associated with workplace injury using wearable technology and data analytics.

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