Labor Physiotherapy gives more health to UniRV staff

A break in the administrative schedule to take care of the body and slow down the mind is one of the most awaited for moments of the staff members of the University of Rio Verde. The moment of care towards the well-being of each of the Institution’s collaborators is reinforced during labor physiotherapy.

The benefits are countless and can be felt in people’s everyday life, be it in improving self-esteem, body posture or even helping relieve pain caused by repetitive movement. The exercises that involve stretching techniques for the head, core, upper and lower members, as well as breathing methods, are developed by Faculty of Physiotherapy academics from the 8^th period on, under the supervision of professor Me. Divianne Camargo.

For the full development, each sector gets specific methodologies through protocol planning, which takes into account the activities of each department, enabling better results and contributing to a healthier and more comfortable working environment. “Labor gymnastics is a part of the Supervised Labor Physiotherapy Internship that encompasses every UniRV sector. Apart from developing an exercise plan, our interns still carry out a physiotherapeutic evaluation, planning furniture and creating solutions for problems that harm proper development”, comments professor Me. Divianne Camargo, to whom the constant practice has already helped many staff members.

That is the case of handyman Altair Lucas Rodrigues, who shows proudly a sequence of movements each time more flexible. Presenting a significant improvement in balance, he comments that, since he started participating of the activities, the falls and accidents became rarer: “I felt a great change in my daily life. It is very good for the body’s development, apart from helping prevent illnesses. After the exercises our disposition changes and we start the day more excitedly.”

The gymnastics take place three time a week (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) and each day a different muscle is worked on. For the Physiotherapy student Kevin Lima Costa, following closely Altair’s evolution as well as from the other UniRV staff, is a satisfaction. The student, who is the last year of the course, tells that the experience can positively transform everyone’s lives, since that among the gymnastics objectives are labor accident prevention, combating occupational illnesses as well as diminishing stress and anxiety.

Gildeci José de Miranda participates of these moments of care since last year and guarantees that he has already felt the benefits in his legs and spine. The Department of Maintenance and Construction employee highlights the feeling of gratitude for noticing UniRV’s care with every single staff member: “For us who work with our bodies, labor physiotherapy is very important and, in fact, it helps out daily lives a lot. After this activity was implemented I feel proud and honored, for we are treated well and are feel valued.”

Investing in people has been one of the priorities of this management, that develops actions designed for the well-being and quality of life of each member of the University of Rio Verde: “We want for our staff members to be able to develop their tasks the best way possible, in a welcoming environment”, states the Rector, professor Alberto Barella.