Ergonomic Assessment & Training in Barrhaven, Ottawa
An ergonomic assessment looks at how your workstation, tools or daily movement habits may be contributing to discomfort, and translates those findings into practical changes you can make right away.
What Is Ergonomic Assessment / Training?
An ergonomic assessment looks at how your workstation, tools or daily movement habits may be contributing to discomfort, and translates those findings into practical changes you can make right away.
How Ergonomic Assessment / Training May Support Your Rehabilitation
This treatment is selected only when it fits your assessment, goals and overall rehabilitation plan.
- Identify work or task demands that may be aggravating symptoms
- Improve workstation setup and movement variety
- Build practical pacing and position-change strategies
- Support a gradual return to comfortable work activity
What We Review
- Workstation and seating position assessment
- Movement and posture pattern analysis
- Practical setup adjustments (desk, monitor, chair height)
- Activity and task modification strategies
- Take-home education for ongoing self-management
Conditions This Treatment May Be Used For
Your assessment determines whether this treatment is appropriate. It may be considered for selected presentations such as:
What to Expect During Your Appointment
We discuss the tasks, workstation or activities connected to your discomfort.
Your posture and movement are assessed during relevant tasks where possible.
We recommend specific, practical adjustments to your setup or habits.
You leave with clear next steps and, if needed, exercises to support the changes.
Putting Recommendations Into Practice
You leave with practical recommendations that can be applied to your workstation or daily tasks. These may include equipment positioning, movement breaks, task rotation, pacing and exercises when appropriate.
Is This Treatment Right for Me?
Suitability, frequency and whether this treatment is combined with other care depend on your assessment, health history, goals, preferences and response. Your physiotherapist will explain the reasoning before including it in your plan.
Ergonomic Assessment / Training FAQ
What happens during an ergonomic assessment?
The assessment reviews your work tasks, equipment, posture options and symptom triggers so recommendations can be matched to your real workday.
Is there one correct sitting posture?
No single posture is ideal all day. Comfort often improves with good support, appropriate workstation setup and regular position changes.
Can ergonomics help neck or back pain?
It can help reduce unnecessary aggravating factors, but pain may also require a broader physiotherapy assessment and rehabilitation plan.
Do I need expensive equipment?
Not always. Small changes to screen height, chair setup, keyboard position, work habits or movement breaks may be enough.
Can you help with return-to-work planning?
Physiotherapy can help identify functional limitations and graded activity strategies. Formal workplace accommodation requirements may involve additional providers or employer processes.
Other Services That May Be Part of Your Plan
Your care plan may combine or sequence services when they are appropriate for your presentation and goals.