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As anyone engaged in return to work will know, no two cases are the same. While most people return to work without difficulty, other people with the same injury or illness find return to work a challenge. Why is this so? Delving into cases helps understand the stories behind the outcomes. It helps identify positive and negative influences affecting employees within workplaces, and helps identify key strategies for successful return to work.
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Dr Mary Wyatt
Back pain flare-ups are a normal part of recovery. In fact, there's a 50% chance it can occur.
Lara Forth
Lara (not her real name) recovers from brain trauma but eventually quits her job and abandons her claim. Why?
Gabrielle Lis
Trouble convincing your organisation to invest in workplace health and wellbeing? Try these "magic bullet" case studies from the UK...
Dr Mary Wyatt
Understanding how 'the system' can trip up the people it is supposed to help is the first thread in a safety net.
Gabrielle Lis
When you change your behaviour, you also change your thoughts, beliefs, feelings...and your rehab prospects.
Gabrielle Lis
'C' is for 'Cognitive,' and thoughts aren't facts. Our cognitions determine how we make sense of the world and our experiences in it.
Stefanie Garber
A worker's confidence and approach to self-management can make the difference between a successful return to work and permanent incapacity.
Anna Kelsey-Sugg
Understanding musculoskeletal pain will increase productivity and health.
Gabrielle Lis
The basics of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and how it can be used to resolve difficult RTW cases.
Gabrielle Lis
Ignoring the non-physical causes of musculoskeletal problems leads to very poor outcomes in this all too familiar case study.
Anna Kelsey-Sugg
Stress claims commonly build up over time, until the person reaches a point where they can't continue to ignore the issues.
Frederieke Schaafsma
In the case of Mr S, a well managed return to work system saves an employer $$ and provides good outcomes for a worker with anxiety.
Frederieke Schaafsma
A badly managed case of staff burnout highlights the importance of an integrated approach to return to work
Anna Kelsey-Sugg
Mario was set to become a surgeon before an accident left him with quadriplegia. Management flexibility was key to a sustainable return to work.
