Its a Dangerous Job
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The profession of law enforcement saw approximately 669,100 non-fatal injuries that resulted in visits to the emergency department between 2003 and 2014 according to the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System. These injuries occurred mostly from assaults and violent acts (35%), bodily reactions and exertion (15%), and transportation incidents (14%) (Tiesman 2018)So what types of injuries were these?
(Tiesman 2018)
These injury rates are reportedly 3 times greater than the general public.. Tiemsman et al stated that the risk of injury for law enforcement is three fold higher than all other full-time equivalent (FTE) U.S. workers with a rate of 635 injuries per 10,000 (Tiesman 2018). The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics found that officers had a non-fatal injury rate of 371.4 per 10,000 FTE workers in 2018. This led to an average of 10 days away from work due to injury (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 2018).
How Do We Solve (a Big Part of) This?
Physical and mental preparedness is necessary to meet the demands of this job and come out on top. That's simple enough to do right? But how do you get there? Do you lift like Arnold Schwarzenegger? Do you follow knees over toes guy? Perhaps you are thinking, “ Maybe I should listen to that Liver King Guy?”. There is tons of information out there when it comes to physical fitness and wellness, but not all of it is credible, or applies to law enforcement.
That’s where we come in.
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We take the guesswork out of it. We bring our doctors of physical therapy, strength and conditioning specialists, dietitians, athletic trainers and sports psychologists to you.
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We screen and evaluate the specific needs of the individual and department/agency as a whole and provide a customized plan backed up by legitimate science to create an individualized road to optimize performance and wellness. With customized training, we improve capacity to manage the stresses of the job physically and mentally as well as guidance to optimize recovery, we can reduce the risk of injury and mitigate injury severity.
When injuries happen, and they will by nature of the profession, we will have our physical therapists on-site to initiate rehabilitation right away. With early intervention we can reduce the amount of days away from work. Our PT’s and athletic trainers can identify what injuries are worthy of going to the hospital and what injuries can be best solved with conservative treatment. With our performance oriented rehabilitation we can ensure a safe return to duty and seamless transition from rehabilitation to performance optimization.
How Are We Different?
Not only does our team hold doctorates and masters degrees as well as years of experience working with law enforcement, military, and athletes, but our team practices skillsets similar to that required of law enforcement so we can best identify your needs and address the skills within training and rehabilitation. How many other healthcare professionals will you find also grinding in the gym, hitting the mats, and actively learning how to manipulate the same tools you do?
How To Work with Us?
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References
Tiesman HM, Gwilliam M, Konda S, Rojek J, Marsh S. Nonfatal Injuries to Law Enforcement Officers: A Rise in Assaults. Am J Prev Med. 2018;54(4):503-509. doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2017.12.005
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Fact sheet | police officers 2018 | April 2020. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/police-2018.htm. Published November 9, 2021. Accessed August 21, 2022.
