Meet Susan Macdonald, MPT
Licensed physical therapist. Ergonomic consultant since 2000. Dedicated to helping people prevent and reverse pain through expert assessment.
25+ years of clinical and ergonomic expertise
Bay Area Ergonomics was founded by Susan Macdonald, a licensed physical therapist who has been in practice since 1998 and began ergonomic consulting in 2000. Her physical therapy expertise in evaluating posture and body mechanics is a greatly added benefit to any ergonomic assessment. She also has an expert understanding of the causes of work-related injuries and uses this knowledge to make crucial ergonomic changes to prevent those injuries.
Susan has dedicated her professional life to helping people prevent or reverse pain. She offers a wealth of expertise along with caring and personalized service to every client.
Our method
We never assess a workstation alone. We assess a client's postural and biomechanical habits within his or her workstation and make changes to both of these elements. This whole-person approach is what sets our assessments apart from generic ergonomic evaluations.
Vendor independence
Bay Area Ergonomics is not an equipment vendor and has no external incentive to recommend equipment. We try to use available equipment in the workplace to make ergonomic corrections whenever possible. When an item is not available, we have an excellent network of equipment vendors and can provide specific product recommendations.
Every assessment personally conducted by Susan
Susan personally performs every ergonomic assessment — you will never be evaluated by a junior associate or subcontractor. This ensures consistently high quality and the direct involvement of a licensed clinician in every evaluation.