Reference number : GC-2017-Q1-00068, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Dietze, Beverlie (Okanagan College), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : British Columbia|Colombie-Britannique, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for Colleges, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les collèges, program purpose english : The Forest Harvesting industry is highly valued in British Columbia as a major contributor to the provincial_x000D_
economy. Canada, itself, is recognized as a world leader in timber export, and over 400,000 hectares of forest_x000D_
are harvested and replanted annually with over 600 million seedlings. Every planting season, more than three_x000D_
thousand silviculture workers, also known as tree planters, are employed in British Columbia to sustain the_x000D_
forests for future production (personal communication). This work is very physical demanding and silviculture_x000D_
workers are prone to significant rates of work-related musculoskeletal injuries due to high repetition and the_x000D_
piece-rate method of compensation. Nearly 90 percent of tree planters sustain a work-related injury in their_x000D_
career, and the wrist area is particularly vulnerable to injury (Smith, 1987). In British Columbia, between the_x000D_
years of 2010-2014, there were 2,282 work days lost in the silviculture industry due to repetitive motion_x000D_
injuries, at a claims cost of $1,181,000 (WorkSafe BC Stats)._x000D_
The purpose of this project seeks to determine:_x000D_
1. If the efficacy of a novel taping technique used will minimize the incidence and prevalence of a common_x000D_
tendinitis of the wrist area in planters._x000D_
2. What the most effective strategy is for administrating the novel taping technique._x000D_
The results of this study could have very practical and immediate impact on the health of this at-risk population_x000D_
of silviculture workers., program purpose french : The Forest Harvesting industry is highly valued in British Columbia as a major contributor to the provincial_x000D_
economy. Canada, itself, is recognized as a world leader in timber export, and over 400,000 hectares of forest_x000D_
are harvested and replanted annually with over 600 million seedlings. Every planting season, more than three_x000D_
thousand silviculture workers, also known as tree planters, are employed in British Columbia to sustain the_x000D_
forests for future production (personal communication). This work is very physical demanding and silviculture_x000D_
workers are prone to significant rates of work-related musculoskeletal injuries due to high repetition and the_x000D_
piece-rate method of compensation. Nearly 90 percent of tree planters sustain a work-related injury in their_x000D_
career, and the wrist area is particularly vulnerable to injury (Smith, 1987). In British Columbia, between the_x000D_
years of 2010-2014, there were 2,282 work days lost in the silviculture industry due to repetitive motion_x000D_
injuries, at a claims cost of $1,181,000 (WorkSafe BC Stats)._x000D_
The purpose of this project seeks to determine:_x000D_
1. If the efficacy of a novel taping technique used will minimize the incidence and prevalence of a common_x000D_
tendinitis of the wrist area in planters._x000D_
2. What the most effective strategy is for administrating the novel taping technique._x000D_
The results of this study could have very practical and immediate impact on the health of this at-risk population_x000D_
of silviculture workers., agreement title english : Efficacy of prophylactic taping in managing tendinitis of the thumb in tree planters, agreement title french : Efficacy of prophylactic taping in managing tendinitis of the thumb in tree planters, agreement number : CARD1, agreement value : 24690.0, agreement start date : 2017-06-14, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year. (2017-2018 to 2018-2019), additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier. (2017-2018 à 2018-2019), owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada