Introduction
POWERLIFT® Training was developed and patented by Michael J. Schaefer, DC, and has been used by many Fortune 500 companies in America and in Asia and Europe for the past decade. It is the preferred training by the United States Post Office. POWERLIFT®:

• Is a distinct departure from the traditional “place your feet shoulder distance apart, keep your back straight and lift with your legs” type training
• Is based on wide-stance lifting and materials handling as professional athletes use
• Combines ergonomic analysis with job task site training for a reality based training experience
• Provides resources for creating an ongoing safety culture at work and home

Course Objectives
Spinal and related neuromusculoskeletal injuries among industrial workers engaged in manual materials handling continue to seriously challenge all aspects of the clinical and business community. While advancements continue to be made in more accurate diagnosis and effective treatment of such disorders, it is clear that improved means of prevention of these conditions must take precedent. This twelve-hour educational experience will provide care provider participants with a time-honored, highly effective, systematic approach to the safe transfer of physical loads in all types of work and home environments. The training will focus on the prevention of disorders and injuries to the spine and extremities and its related time loss and human suffering. The Powerlift system has been incorporated with great success for the past twenty years in hundreds of America’s companies and into Europe and Asia and has not only resulted in a significant reduction of neuromusculoskeletal injuries and disorders but also significant economic savings and related benefits for employers.

Course Outcomes:
For the trained and licensed doctor of chiropractic, upon certification to use the Powerlift System, they will be able to take this training to workplaces to train workers in all types of jobs on safe material handling (including lifting, bending and twisting) techniques for preventing neuormusculoskeletal injuries. Equally important, techniques for safe lifting, safe and patented materials handling technique, injury prevention and including safe techniques for accomplishing every work task at home or work, doctors of chiropractic will be able to implement the system into clinical practices as patient education.