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Sign Safely - Interpret Intelligently
 
 

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 Strategies  for preventing and managing

Interpreter Related Injury, self-care, stress reduction techniques and more...

 

 (benefiting Interpreter, Consumer and Agency...)

 

Reduce:

  • Pain
  • missed time
  • poor interpreting due to pain issues, which can lead to poor company and personal image
  • Workman's Compensation claims
Increase:
  • feeling and functioning better!!!
  • interpreter reliability
  • quality service
  • positive agency image and internal morale

Pain does not need to be part of interpreting!

         Interpreting for the deaf is among the highest risk professions for repetitive motion and/or overuse injuries. Pain means lost time, less than quality service and impacts company and individual reputation.

         Interpreting related injuries may include among others: carpal tunnel syndrome, thoracic outlet syndrome, bursitis, trigger finger and nerve compression.  The array of symptoms may include:

  • tingling sensations, pain in the hands, arms and/or shoulders
  • loss of dexterity and/or joint stiffness
  • muscular weakness and/or upper extremity fatigue...
all of which and more, can significantly diminish the quality of service delivery.
  
Learn effective ways to manage and avoid pain,
and preserve sign language integrity.
TerpHealthTM
  • trains interpreters in safe and healthy signing practices and self-care 
    (go to Services or email us)     
  • can save resources, time and money
  • assists in creating ergonomically healthy cost-effective work situations

It pays to attend to the impact of overuse, repetitive stress, work conditions.  This is what TerpHealthTM does for you.  "Terp" Health is our reason for being.  Pain does NOT have to be part of interpreting. 

 
Sign Safely - Interpret Intelligently.

 

 

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Diane Gross:  TerpHealth provides interpreting ergonomic diagnostics, education, instruction  and training for sign language interpreters, which include but is not limited to assessing potential style problems and solutions to avoid injury, pain management and setting healthy work conditions. dgross@terphealth.com

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