Is it an age thing?

rubberbond · Post by **rubberbond** » 09 May 2016, 20:40

motherhubbard wrote:
Chelseablue wrote:Would be interesting to find out the figures of how many postmen and postwomen who are now struggling with joint , knee back, shoulder ,arthiritis , hips etc problems . Would be an eye opener , why dosent the union go after this ?
How would you know if the problem was caused by the new delivery methods or the 5/10/15 years they did previously with a bag on their back?
How would you know if it was work related or perhaps sport related?
Or just simply old age/wear and tear?

What if the figures, rather than being an "eye opener", just showed that some posties have some health problems, the same as always?

Is it coincidence then? I have knowledge of people suffering shin splints as a result of pushing HCT's. Was this the situation when we had bikes,which beat delivery methods hands down,for practicality and ease of use.

motherhubbard · Post by **motherhubbard** » 09 May 2016, 22:23

rubberbond wrote: I have knowledge of people suffering shin splints as a result of pushing HCT's. Was this the situation when we had bikes,which beat delivery methods hands down,for practicality and ease of use.

How do you prove it is the result of using HCTs?
Do you know nationally how many people are currently off with shin splints and how many were off with shin splints before the introduction of delivery methods?
And I know this comes as a surprise to the bike community but very very few posties ever used bikes on delivery.

DiamondSmiles · Post by **DiamondSmiles** » 10 May 2016, 14:53

motherhubbard wrote:
rubberbond wrote: I have knowledge of people suffering shin splints as a result of pushing HCT's. Was this the situation when we had bikes,which beat delivery methods hands down,for practicality and ease of use.
How do you prove it is the result of using HCTs?
Do you know nationally how many people are currently off with shin splints and how many were off with shin splints before the introduction of delivery methods?
And I know this comes as a surprise to the bike community but very very few posties ever used bikes on delivery.

Difficult to prove but would be very high on the doctors thoughts on the cause of the problem.

woody · Post by **woody** » 10 May 2016, 19:27

Fishyfingers wrote:Been in the job 15yrs mostly walking duties, since the HTC came in to start they gave me a sore back not so much now but for quite a while after i get home from work and sit down i can hardly walk when i get up again .So is it an age thing or should i get checked out ?

Its not an age thinge its a change of working practices ive been a postie for 23years with very little health problems until the hct came into our workplace im 57yrs old and suffer with plantar fassiitis and severe back pain yes the manager sends me to physio but thats not solving the cause of the problem which is pushing the hct for 6 days a week
every week bring back the bikes never had one issue with them

Chelseablue · Post by **Chelseablue** » 11 May 2016, 21:57

More repetitive sorting, more gettin in and out of vans all the time, more lifting and moving packets in van, trying to pull heavy trolley out van, hard surface which is no great on your knees in van, longer deliveries,pushing hct carts, pushing porter trolleys which are badly designed, ,,,carrying your parter( mine is a curvy lad ) ! , just a few things ,,