Housekeeping Staff: The Full-Body Cost of Repetitive Bending and Stripping Beds
Stripping and remaking a dozen or more beds a day, bending into bathtubs, kneeling to clean low corners, and vacuuming…
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Kitchen and Back-of-House Staff: The Cost of Bending and Lifting All Shift
Prep stations set slightly too low, ovens and low fridges reached into hundreds of times a shift, and heavy stock…
Read →“Just Wear Better Shoes” Does Not Fix Standing-All-Day Foot Pain
You have bought the supportive shoes, then upgraded to a more expensive pair, and perhaps added gel insoles as well.…
Read →Hotel and Restaurant Staff: Why Carrying Trays One-Sided Adds Up
You have carried trays on the same arm for years. It is the way you were trained, and by now…
Read →Why Standing All Day Hurts Differently Than Sitting All Day
Eight or ten hours on your feet, much of it on tile or concrete, and by the end of the…
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