Calvin Johnson, a 2021 NFL Hall of Fame Inductee, gave his speech on Sunday in Canton, Ohio, last night where he talked about the reason he gave up football while still in his prime. Shockingly, after coming off a great final season, he retired after only 9 years, when he was 30 years old. He states that he gave up the sport because of a persistent injury that dated back to his very first season a professional.
In his speech, he thanked three people specifically that helped him deal with the pain — what he called his "body specialist team" — where he said:
"Thank you for keeping me on the field and taking care of my family. Without you, I wouldn't have made it to Canton."
His HOF speech highlighted the fact that work injuries can happen to even the greatest of athletes and limit the amount of time they have to play their sport.
"In my first year in the NFL I suffered a serious back injury. It was so bad at the moment [that] I couldn't feel my legs. And I thought my career would be over."
He pointed out that having a team of specialists allowed him to manage the pain.
Pro football players are paid handsomely for their special talent and skills. Because of that, the owners and coaches of the teams provide doctors and athletic trainers to help care for these amazing athletes so they can get out there and do their jobs every Sunday. And some, like Calvin, even pay out of their own pocket for further care.
And since most of industrial employers are not able to provide a body specialist team — like the ones professional sports stars have to keep them "on the field" — we developed a similar, but affordable, solution for industrial companies.
Virtual Injury Prevention for Your Industrial Athletes
69% of work injuries are related to musculoskeletal disorders, like the strains and sprains that the sports stars deal with, and those MSDs can cause expensive medical claims and lost work days for employers.
But industrial companies cannot afford to hire personal doctors and athletic trainers for every employee, at each location, during every shift. It doesn't make economical sense.
Healthy Roster’s Virtual Injury Prevention service provides your employees with access to workplace athletic trainers — available 24x7 — to both prevent and triage workplace injuries.
We give your workers access to our telehealth platform, which includes our mobile app, kiosk and hotline.
+ 24/7 Access to Live Athletic Trainers
+ Triage Injuries Onsite
+ Avoid Costly ER Visits
+ Prevent MSDs
+ Scheduled Follow-Ups to Extend Care
Talk to us today to learn how to keep your workers healthier, for longer, so that they don't have to retire early from nagging and persistent pain. And keep your claims down and your insurance premiums in check.
We are your Body Specialist Team for your workplace — at a fraction of the cost.