Research Articles
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The more time that elapses before low back injury is reported and treated, and the longer...
Negative ideas about pain can derail recovery and return to work, causing immense frustration...
Integration, obligation, domination, avoidance and compromise are all valid ways to manage...
Australian organisations are missing out on many opportunities to promote and support good...
Workplace interventions are effective for workers with musculoskeletal disorders, but the...
Workers compensation systems rely on collaboration between stakeholders to achieve good...
The evidence-based low-down on a problem many Australians will face: returning to work after...
According to Canadian researchers the responsibilities of GPs in relation to workers...
A: CBT, ACT and mindfulness therapies can help people remain active and cope with chronic pain,...
GPs, injured workers, employers and insurers weigh in on the difficulties of managing mental...
Eight years of data from the Victorian workers compensation system reveals that GP certification...
GPs issue more unfit for work certificates every year, according to research from Victoria,...
Patient advocacy, workplace conflict, social circumstances and fee structures all influence...
RTW training for physiotherapists changes physical and mental health outcomes but not RTW...
The Institute for Safety, Compensation and Recovery Research (ISCRR) asks physiotherapists and...
A return to work (RTW) coordinator in the Australian context helps an injured worker with...
Just Tell Me! Making Dispute Resolution Systems Fair by Blancero et al aimed to explore fairness...
Part two looks at the processes employees go through in weighing up the risks and benefits of...
Discussing mental health at work is a complex issue. The authors of this research, Kate Toth...
Bonds with co-workers and love of a particular job makes return to work appealing even after...
Due to political and economic change, demands on public servants are escalating in a back...
The researchers explore the RTW of police suffering from PTSD in the Netherlands, undergoing BEP...
The main question addressed by the review was: What are the interactions between injured...
Understanding the factors that influence return to work assists in effective rehabilitation.
Researchers in the Netherlands claim that a positive employer / employee relationship has more...
Researchers from Canada sought to summarise the research on interventions for depression in the...
Researchers looking for factors associated with early RTW uncover the usual suspects, as well as...
Researchers suggest shifting from a straightforward evaluation of capacity and duties to more...
A small but significant proportion of people with back pain go on to develop long-term problems.
Rsearchers investigated why claims for mental and behavioural disorders have overtaken those for...
An ecological study using web based screening
Musculoskeletal problems for hairdressers may be reduced if the risks are understood.
Managers may be unfamiliar with evidence-based prevention and ergonomic practices
French researchers find a simple way to measure stress
The costs of a major health problem in developed nations
A review of self medication in physicians and medical students
Spanish researchers sought to understand work ability amongst prison workers.
Back problems are commonly attributed to work and many in the community believe that heavy...
Multi-site pain is a common phenomenon among working-age people and it strongly increases work...
