Backsafe^® Blog

According to AJMC (American Journal of Managed Care, 3/22/21) the costs of musculoskeletal care doubled in the previous decade. Moreover, “representing 1/6th of all spending in the US health care market the annual cost of musculoskeletal (MSK) care is greater than...

One of the most valuable pieces of advice I have come across in my life is to always keep your attention on your GOAL and not the barriers to accomplishing it. Every worthwhile goal or endeavor has its barriers. The most prized accomplishments are usually those...

It has long been reported that a whopping 80% of the people in the US experience back pain in their lifetimes. Here are more back pain stats from The Goodbody.com that should motivate every human being to learn how they can prevent back injuries to themselves and...

We recently celebrated our 30th Anniversary of being in business and helping organizations to significantly lower back and other sprain/strain injuries. In the words of the Grateful Dead, “What a long strange trip it has been”. It started out with a bright idea of...

FIT started our business in 1992. A team of very bright professionals was tasked with creating a solution to the ubiquitous, painful, and costly back and shoulder workplace injuries. The first task was to evaluate why the existing “back training”/“back schools” were...

The age-old problem of painful and expensive back injuries was never solved for 2 main reasons: The actual CAUSE of workplace strain/sprains was not known. The exact cause of a problem must first be determined to “fix” it. That was Backsafe’s® first discovery. The...

It is has been widely reported that 80% of our population will experience a back incident in their lifetime. That extraordinary number would make one wonder if the spine is designed to withstand the rigors of our work and daily activities. Considering the body...

I was talking to my son a few years ago when he was in college. The university that he was attending was touting that there were 4 Nobel prize winners on their faculty. I was sure impressed. I asked him how special it was to be taught by a supreme expert in his field...

A hero is defined as “a person who is admired or idealized (not idolized) for courage, outstanding achievements or noble qualities. Example—war hero.” It is true that battles in war provide opportunities to act courageously, often in life-or-death situations. Heroism...

STOP! STOP! DON’T! DON’T! CAN’T! CAN’T! These words pretty much describe life on planet Earth over the last year or so. Every man, woman and child’s life was affected by the worldwide pandemic to some degree or another. This newsletter is written to help REBOOT,...

COVID 19 curtailed a lot of things but apparently not back and shoulder injuries! Most of our Backsafe® client companies and organizations were unable to have their employees trained in Backsafe over the last 12-15 months. Based on recent discussions, sprain/strains...

It is official. We have entered the spring of 2021. The origin of the word “spring” is from Old English “springan", meaning "to leap, burst forth, fly up”.  We can literally envision plants bursting to life and flying up from beneath the soil to begin their annual...

FIT (Future Industrial Technologies) has helped North American organizations for over 29 years to prevent expensive back, shoulder, and ergonomic injuries. We are officially announcing our new virtual training modules eBacksafe and eSittingsafe! We have applied our...

There are 3 conditions of time: past, present and future. We reside in the present with a rearview of the past while imagining and planning our future. 2020 is now in the past and most will agree, THANK GOODNESS! It is a good time to remember that the most important...

Production, plainly stated, is good for the soul.  Have you ever noticed how you feel at the end of your day after getting a lot of things done?  Whether it is doing and completing home chores or finishing a to-do list at work, it just makes us feel good.  There are...