J. Ardenia Gaines, NCTMB, LMT

Occupational Health Chiropractor

Ms. J. Ardenia Gaines is an Occupational Health Chiropractor in Fredericksburg, VA with special training and skill in identifying and removing workplace injury risk factors. As an Occupational Health Chiropractor, J. Ardenia Gaines, NCTMB, LMT performs services that promote employee health and keep the cost of health insurance low. Chiropractic Occupational Health is the treatment and prevention of musculoskeletal disorders that occur on the job. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Occupational Health Chiropractors include muscle strains, misalignments, and machinery-related accidents. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Occupational Health Chiropractors include conducting physical screenings, treating chiropractic injuries, and helping to modify the workspace to reduce injury risk.

Occupational Health is that specialty within the chiropractic profession that deals with the prevention and management of work related injuries. It also considers and assists clients with State and Federal Compliance assistance. Occupational Health goes much farther than simply treating injured workers however. This may mean working with clients to promote optimum safety and ergonomic principles, interacting with the injured worker to promote safety and prevent future injuries, assisting a company with accident investigation to identify root cause, redesigning a workstation to eliminate hazards, working with safety teams, providing training programs etc. The list of potential services that the specialist can interact with a client company or patient is lengthy and varied involving both in office services as well as on site services.