Pain

Pain can be caused by various impairments and can affect individuals in different ways. Pain can be acute or chronic, severe or mild, or numbing or sharp. Accommodation ideas usually involve reducing physical exertion, providing a supportive workstation, and allowing rest breaks.

• Conduct an ergonomic assessment to provide office equipment that is effective for managing pain
• Reduce or eliminate physical exertion and workplace stress
• Schedule periodic rest breaks away from the workstation
• Allow a flexible schedule and flexible use of leave
• Allow a self-paced workload
• Provide parking closer to the worksite and an accessible entrance
• Install automatic door openers to reduce pain from pulling on doors
• Move workstation closer to other work areas, office equipment, break rooms, and restrooms to reduce walking
• Reduce repetitive tasks or interrupt the tasks with other duties
• Consider job restructuring to remove marginal tasks
• Provide carts and lifting aids
• Modify work-site temperature and/or dress code, if needed
• Consider telework
• Allow use of an aide/assistant/attendant at work
• Allow use of a service animal at work
• Provide anti-fatigue matting or wearable anti-fatigue matting to reduce pain when standing