Ergonomics is the study of the design of working conditions to adapt them to the optimum for people. With you, it's about creating a work environment that is both efficient and health-promoting. The aim is to minimise physical strain and avoid long-term damage to health. Ergonomics plays a central role especially in mobile podiatry and chiropody. Thanks to targeted motions and changing working positions during treatment, one-sided strains are reduced and moments of relief are created. Ergonomics are thus not only a question of efficiency, but also an essential factor for well-being at work.
The correct positioning of your patient's feet plays a large role. Thanks to targeted motions and changing work positions during treatment, one-sided strain is minimalised and relief is provided.
Maintaining a healthy posture is not always easy when you have a mobile practice in a retirement or nursing home. With the RUCK mobilsystem positioning pad, you can help your customers to get their feet into a position where they can be treated well: the comfortable pad can be pushed under the patient's knee, foot or behind their back in a variety of ways. Then both the practitioner and the customer have an equally comfortable experience.
This position is suitable for patients with limited mobility. You kneel on the fl oor in front of the patient’s foot. One of your legs is raised and your knee serves as a support for the arm at the elbow.
The patient stands with one leg kneeling on a chair. In combination with the RUCK MOBIL SYSTEM Footrest, this allows the heel to positioned perfectly. Understandably, this is only usually possible with patients that have a certain degree of agility.
With the adjustment function, the RUCK MOBIL SYSTEM Footrest allows the leg to hang over at the knee joint. This is very comfortable for older patients in particular and allows you to work from the side.
In this working position, you sit in front of the foot whilst keeping your back straight. This is ideal for treating the plantar surface of the foot.
You sit at a right angle to the patient. The footrest should be between your legs and the patient’s leg is supported by your knee.
For a healthy working posture and fatigue-free work, wherever possible, you should observe two important rules: Work from the side with a rounded arm position and work within movement radius of 2 x 2 metres.
