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Does your center seem to have more injuries lately
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<blockquote data-quote="dannyboy" data-source="post: 53112"><p>"The success rate of surgery for serious back injuries is a dice roll and can actually make the situation worse. " </p><p> </p><p>Do ya wanna know what my opinion is on this one? Well since I have never been at a loss for words... </p><p> </p><p>The physical therapy that we get is geared for the average guy, one that has a 9-5 with some movement. Not picking 65 pound boxes up off the floor that are under the shelf, climbing in and out of the package car 150-300 times a day, humping a 45-70 pounder up two flights of stairs. etc </p><p> </p><p>When I was rehabed for my other knee, they had me do a climbing thing with the stairs with only 3 inches of rise and only three stairs each. They had me lift a crate that was waist high and place it on a shelf that was also waist high a foot away. All I had to do was twist my torso to do that action. What the hell did that test my knee. Let me walk up a customers driveway that is 1500 feet long pulling a dolly loaded with drug samples, and I need to make 6 more trips before I am done. </p><p> </p><p>The tests that they run are totally irrelevent to the jobs that we do. And this is one thing that kills the driver when they get back to work. The doc sees that you can do some things well so the thought is that you are 100%, when in reality you are not ready at all. Part of it is UPS and part of the problem is the medical pushing that liberty mutual is doing. While they let on that they really care about the employees, they only care about the dollar. Why do you think that they record your statement when you call in an injury. They have lawyers pick the recorded statement appart looking for loopholes. And If you give them one, look out! And if you are injured, be careful not to endanger your self further by doing activities that can be used against you. </p><p> </p><p>Not to long ago in the viginia district they had video of a driver that was injured mowing someone elses lawn. Needless to say he no longer is employed with us. </p><p> </p><p>Now that being said, it is a shame that some of the drivers have used the system for their own personal reasons instead of a support system for the truly injured. </p><p> </p><p>d</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dannyboy, post: 53112"] "The success rate of surgery for serious back injuries is a dice roll and can actually make the situation worse. " Do ya wanna know what my opinion is on this one? Well since I have never been at a loss for words... The physical therapy that we get is geared for the average guy, one that has a 9-5 with some movement. Not picking 65 pound boxes up off the floor that are under the shelf, climbing in and out of the package car 150-300 times a day, humping a 45-70 pounder up two flights of stairs. etc When I was rehabed for my other knee, they had me do a climbing thing with the stairs with only 3 inches of rise and only three stairs each. They had me lift a crate that was waist high and place it on a shelf that was also waist high a foot away. All I had to do was twist my torso to do that action. What the hell did that test my knee. Let me walk up a customers driveway that is 1500 feet long pulling a dolly loaded with drug samples, and I need to make 6 more trips before I am done. The tests that they run are totally irrelevent to the jobs that we do. And this is one thing that kills the driver when they get back to work. The doc sees that you can do some things well so the thought is that you are 100%, when in reality you are not ready at all. Part of it is UPS and part of the problem is the medical pushing that liberty mutual is doing. While they let on that they really care about the employees, they only care about the dollar. Why do you think that they record your statement when you call in an injury. They have lawyers pick the recorded statement appart looking for loopholes. And If you give them one, look out! And if you are injured, be careful not to endanger your self further by doing activities that can be used against you. Not to long ago in the viginia district they had video of a driver that was injured mowing someone elses lawn. Needless to say he no longer is employed with us. Now that being said, it is a shame that some of the drivers have used the system for their own personal reasons instead of a support system for the truly injured. d [/QUOTE]
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