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Barriers and Facilitators of Implementing Injury Prevention Practices by Massage Therapists
Lee S Friedman1, Dana Madigan, Jerrilyn A Cambron
1Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (Dr Friedman, Dr Madigan); National University of Health Sciences, Lombard (performance site) (Dr Madigan, Dr Cambron); and Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Dr Cambron), School of Public Health, University of illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
Objective:
Massage therapy involves pervasive ergonomic hazards with the majority of massage therapists (MTs) experiencing adverse musculoskeletal health issues. A variety of barriers and facilitators exist that can impact the efficacy of safety programs.
Methods:
A longitudinal study to characterize individual and organizational barriers and facilitators that influence the implementation of self-care techniques designed to reduce musculoskeletal health issues.
Results:
MTs who reported time as abarrier implemented 0.9 fewer selfcare items despite wanting to make these changes (P = 0.003) and 1.4 fewer self-care items when management was identified as a barrier (P < 0.001). Almost 20% of the MTs reported switching jobs which was associated with implementing 1.1 fewer self-care items (P = 0.002).
Conclusions:
Our findings show that organizational factors plays a critical role in workplace safety which can be used to improve working conditions faced by MTs.
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