Feel Well in Your Work - Wellness Course for Neck, Shoulder and Back is a newly developed product by the author in the field of physiotherapy. The course is targeted especially for clients that are engaged in sedentary work. Aim of the project was to pre-test the product by piloting the course and to gather feedback from the clients to support future product development. Client group of the pilot course was formed from the staff of Oulu University of Applied Science, School of Health and Social Care.

The operational objective of the project was increased knowledge in work well-being and its practical applications both at work and during leisure time among course clients. Increased motivation in promoting work well-being was also among the operational objectives. Quality goal of the project was to meet the quality criterias related to physiotherapeutic and customer oriented approaches. The learning objective of the project was to plan and realise high-quality course that meets the course goals and the needs of the client group.

The five-week course was completed in the spring of 2013. Project objectives were estimated with a client feedback form. The results from the client feedback were in all encouraging. The course met with client expectations. Knowledge and practical means with respect to promoting work well-being increased among all clients. Most clients felt the information given and the therapeutic exercises were beneficial to their work well-being. Most clients felt motivated to act independently to promote their work well-being. Teaching in the course was assessed as customer- oriented and professional. Customer feedback also gave suggestions for improvement, most importantly concerning the duration of the course. The course was considered to be too short. In the future, the course is developed to be longer in duration.