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Self-management is now seen as a collaboration between the person living with the pain and their...
A study shows what people who have rotator cuff-related shoulder pain want when it comes to...
A study into how people with ongoing musculoskeletal pain experience their workplaces and how...
We’re becoming more and more aware that traditional treatments for long-term back pain — like...
For people who are looking for a natural, drug-free way to manage their depression, a recent...
Physios should ‘tinker with’ or ‘throw away the script’ if they want to respond in a more...
Physios should ‘tinker with’ or ‘throw away the script’ if they want to respond in a more...
Person-centred care is an important part of care for people with musculoskeletal pain...
Not everyone with persistent pain conditions can access specialised pain services. How effective...
Self-management can be a game-changer in helping patients take control of their pain and start...
A study explores the barriers to self-management of chronic pain conditions in primary...
It is now accepted that self-management is critical for people with chronic conditions. But what...
What’s the economic impact of work-related illness or injury? Safe Work Australia engaged...
It’s the people who have first-hand experience of a service or system that can give the most...
What impact does friction between workers’ comp stakeholder have on the effective rehabilitation...
Lumbar spinal fusion surgery is an increasing, but controversial procedure for chronic low back...
Workers with long term claims face many challenges when their claims end. Difficulty finding...
Most injured workers return to work quickly. But why don’t others? And what can we do to reduce...
A Victorian study into the factors that influence longer term workers’ compensation claims found...
A study finds that people with long duration workers’ compensation claims were more likely than...
What do we know about physiotherapists’ understanding of, attitudes to and experiences of...
Physios and patients who had consultations by videoconference during the COVID-19 pandemic liked...
Leaders’ behaviours can influence employees — and also prevent workplace injuries — through...
A study into the relationship between perceptions of injustice and chronic pain gives us reason...
A new study found that conflicts in the workplace — particularly with supervisors — are an...
An evidence-based physiotherapy program that began in Denmark and was adopted in Australia is...
A study from the Institute for Work and Health provides 5 strategies you can use to effectively...
Misunderstandings and mistaken beliefs about the diagnosis and management of degenerative...
Payments for healthcare represent the second largest item of expenditure for Australian workers’...
How different are the RTW experiences of workers with work-related psychological injuries and...
Depression, anxiety, stress-related disorders. Work can be the problem or the solution if you...
RTW expectations predict recovery from musculoskeletal injury. Workplace supports, trust and the...
Work that offers few learning opportunities, low co-worker and supervisor support, high...
Interventions for work-related MSDs should not be based merely on addressing the symptoms, but...
Work Wellness Institute, Canada
Covering risk assessment, implementation, RTW, EAPs and post-implementation quality improvement,...
There is a strong link between work quality and mental health, and some workers are slugged by...
A sense of being able to give is linked to less stress and depression at work.
We share results from the 2021 Return to Work Matters Case Management Survey, completed by more...
New injured worker cohort study at IWH focuses on experiences of workers with long-duration...
For people with chronic back pain, psychological treatment that tackles unhelpful beliefs about...