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A study shows how using medical narratives — or sharing stories about medical experiences — can...
Early mental health services can accelerate recovery, improve function and improve...
A study confirms that even small changes in your daily habits, like how long you sleep and how...
Lumbar spinal fusion surgery is an increasing, but controversial procedure for chronic low back...
What do we know about physiotherapists’ understanding of, attitudes to and experiences of...
Misunderstandings and mistaken beliefs about the diagnosis and management of degenerative...
RTW expectations predict recovery from musculoskeletal injury. Workplace supports, trust and the...
A single pain management skills session is as effective at reducing pain catastrophising for...
Are inflating and deflating “smart seats” the cure for back and neck pain amongst sedentary...
Depression and anxiety delay sustained RTW for workers with work-related musculoskeletal...
People with chronic, non specific low back pain may benefit from treatment that identifies and...
Following international treatment guidelines reduces the risk of transition from short to long...
After rigorously comparing all the relevant, good quality evidence available in 2020, a team of...
Fixing the workplace or fixing the person: which is a more effective way to prevent lower back pain?
Canadian researchers explore organisational perspectives on talking about episodic disability at...
Neck X-rays show that changes to the cervical spine are common, and become more common and more...
A screening tool developed in Australia could help workers’ compensation systems and treating...
A promising new digital care program that monitors exercise and offers personal health coaching...
Work that places strain on the lower back reduces work ability more than other types of physical...
Macho workplace cultures and frictional compensation systems yield financial and emotional...
Around a quarter of work absence due to shoulder injury could be prevented if organisations...
Good mental health, social support at work and home, and job satisfaction protect against...
Nurses who think they offer their colleagues more support than they get in return are more...
Health practitioners and employers take note: with appropriate support and appropriate duties,...
Danish researchers conclude that ergonomics training can cause confusion and stress, while...
What does the international evidence say about the impact of compensation systems, health care...
Evidence-based! Cost-effective! Proactive! Popular! You will love this new workplace...
Back problems are commonly attributed to work and many in the community believe that heavy...
A Dutch study has produced a simple, efficient means for assessing the probable duration of low...
New research shows patient anxiety and distress about a lower back complaint significantly...
Researchers have found spinal manipulative therapy yields small improvements in chronic low back...
A randomized controlled trial from Sweden offers hope for chronic back pain sufferers.
Positive workplace environments are necessary for workplace health programs to be successful.
A Finnish study raises questions about previous associations between professional car driving...
A new study suggests therapeutic climbing may trump a standard exercise regime in treating lower...
The UK's treating practitioners say that work is beneficial, but how do they actually behave...
A European study of an integrated care program for workers with long term back problems shows a...
Identify high-risk patients to pip long term back problems at the proverbial post
The US demonstrates how overtreating back pain causes more pain.
A review of the effectiveness of non-surgical treatments for chronic low back pain.