The rates of upper body pain are increasing while those of low back pain are decreasing. Frontline industrial workers show a higher rate of MSD symptoms which predominantly included pain in the wrists, hands, ankles, and feet, but a lower rate of shoulder pain when compared with other staff. In industrial employees, MSDs were found to be correlated with negative propensity to healthcare, limited ways to obtain health knowledge, and concomitant chronic diseases. Surprisingly, highly educated and high-income employees had a higher risk of MSDs, and general physical exercises were less effective in preventing MSDs. Companies, employers, and health care providers might reduce the impact of MSDs by introducing an integrated injury prevention program, based on characteristics of individuals and their work. Such a program might also includeDave Bors, head football coach at Riverside, was recently named the Liberty Ford Coach of the Year.

The award ceremony featured Bors being announced as the winner among five finalists. A $5,000 donation was made to Riverside's athletic department.

Other area finalists were VASJ's John Storey and Chardon's Mitch Hewitt.

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"Obviously, it's extremely humbling," Bors said. "It's a great honor. When my name was called, there was a lot of emotion. Wow, this is so great for Riverside."

After nominations were taken, the field was cut to five finalists. The judging criteria included marks for coaching excellence (34 percent), sportsmanship and integrity (33 percent) and commitment to the community (33 percent).

A public voting phase was done online, with Bors coming out the winner. Voters could vote once per day on the Liberty