MSK Overview Toolkit

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What makes up the musculoskeletal system?

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Defining musculoskeletal health

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Good versus poor MSK health

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Defining injury

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Top contributors to MSK injury and conditions

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Musculoskeletal care: U.S. economic impact

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Musculoskeletal care: Cerner U.S. impact

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How to achieve MSK health

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MSK Journey: Where are you?

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What makes up the musculoskeletal system?

206 bones

connected through

360 joints

Nerves from your joints, muscles and tissues communicate to the brain via sensory and motor information.

650 muscles

which produce movement at your joints.

Bones, muscles and joints are linked together via connective tissues.

These include your ligaments, tendons, cartilage, lymphatic tissues, joint capsules, fascia, blood and 80% of nerves.

The musculoskeletal system, through the coordination of these components, allows you to move through space and interact with your environment.

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Defining musculoskeletal health Health of the MSK system can be defined as the absence of dysfunction, disease or injury within all of the parts.

The parts include the bones, joints, muscles and connective tissues which help to maintain the structure and movement of your body.

Intricately connected, the function or dysfunction of the MSK system and neurological system will impact each other.

Furthermore, a healthy musculoskeletal system possesses optimal capacity within its joints and tissues to sustain the loads, forces and stresses placed upon it.

Improving the quality of the MSK system is crucial not only for health of the other systems in the body but also for overall happiness and quality of life.

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GOOD MSK HEALTH

POOR MSK HEALTH

• Absence of chronic pain, discomfort or stiffness in your muscles or joints

• Chronic pain, discomfort or stiffness in your muscles or joints

• Not feeling physically limited in your movements or daily activities

• Recurrent injuries and delayed healing of injuries

• Recovering well from challenging exercise efforts

• Difficulty reaching fitness goals or declining performance

• Feeling strong and stable when active or during daily activities

• Decreased enjoyment during physical activity (vacations, playing with your kids)

• Improving performance and ability to reach fitness goals

• Decreased quality of life and desire to pursue hobbies

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Defining Injury • Injury of the musculoskeletal system can occur to its parts (bones, joints, muscles, tissues, etc) or within the function (i.e. how you move, efficiency of movement, etc) • You can sprain, strain, tear, break, fracture or bruise muscles, bones and connective tissue.

• You can also experience problems in the function of joints and tissues which can lead to further deterioration, pain and dysfunction within those affected parts.

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Physically doing too much - Overtraining - Lack of recovery days

No treatment or rehab plan Thinking that rest-only is the answer

Failure to adequately warm-up prior to exercise

Only implementing temporary fixes - Braces, splints, tape - Medication, injections

Top contributors to

MSK injury and conditions

Improper or unnecessary usage of medications

Noncompliance with treatment plans

Seeing the wrong provider for your issue

Not having a well-designed and balanced fitness plan

Not asking the right questions of your provider 7

Musculoskeletal care:

U.S. economic impact

MSK conditions account for healthcare visits annually

18% of all

5.8%

Consumed of 2014 U.S. domestic GDP in total expenses and continues to rise

$980 billion

a year is spent on musculoskeletal health issues in the United States www.boneandjointburden.org

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Musculoskeletal care:

Cerner U.S. impact

#2

Cerner health plan cost

$208 million total spend 2017

MSK represented

$24.5 million 9

Incorporate movement throughout your day as much as possible.

Explore and challenge your joint ranges of motion daily with the Total Body CARs routine.

Be consistent and frequent in your mobility efforts.

Take micro-breaks each hour and change your body position often.

How to achieve

MSK Health

Listen to your body – pushing through pain or discomfort will exacerbate injury.

Ensure your workstation is set up appropriately.

Zzzz

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Prepare your joints before exercise with rotational movements.

Take care of yourself Ensure you are getting quality sleep and managing stress levels.

The MSK journey Where are you?

Create more joint mobility

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Ensure that your fitness programming is not exacerbating or contributing to poor MSK health

Smart programming

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- Expand usable ranges of motion - Maintain the gains that you make

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HOW WELL DO YOU MOVE? - Get evaluated by a provider - Complete a self-assessment

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movement daily

- Explore body postures and positions often - Practice new skills 11

Improve your MSK health Get started: All associates: • Follow the MSK Campaign Sharepoint site and join the Yammer group • Check out our online mobility routines: Total Body Cars, Assess Your Mobility, Lower Extremity Mobility, Upper Extremity Mobility, Spinal Mobility • Would you like mobility exercises accessible on your mobile device?

Click here for more information about MyWellness.

• Listen in to the MSK Overview or Top 7 MSK Observations podcast episodes

KC-based associates: • Participate in a Bulletproof Joints class in the Healthe Fitness Centers • Injured? Schedule an appointment with an Athletic Trainer or Chiropractor by logging into HealtheatCerner.com • Schedule a Motion Capture by logging into HealtheatCerner.com

How are you improving your MSK health?

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