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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...
Supervisors need to recognise that workers who feel socially devalued at work suffer health and...
A single pain management skills session is as effective at reducing pain catastrophising for...
Some prevention strategies go the distance, reducing long term sickness absence even five years...
Are inflating and deflating “smart seats” the cure for back and neck pain amongst sedentary...
Shifting to remote work during lockdown doesn’t necessarily derail health. However, workers may...
Depression and anxiety delay sustained RTW for workers with work-related musculoskeletal...
Workplace health and wellbeing programs almost always sound great in theory, but often come...
Physiotherapists, rehabilitation professionals and other health practitioners treating people...
The severity of overexertion injuries in construction rises with age, while the frequency of...
For sedentary office workers, gamification steps up activity but nudges (e.g. signs) in the...
For people with chronic whiplash-related disorders, RTW is a difficult process, with alternating...
Sedentary work and screen time leisure sound warning bells for the future health of the growing...
Migraines are a significant cause of presenteeism, according to research from Japan, with...
Worker's pre-surgery expectations about the timing of RTW influence the duration of sickness...
The negative health consequences of high physical work demands depend on age, with workers aged...
Occupational Therapists (OTs) say people returning to work after cancer are likely to face...
Workers with healthy lifestyles have less sick leave and higher work ability than those who...
People with chronic, non specific low back pain may benefit from treatment that identifies and...
In a world first, researchers have launched the Basel Fairness Questionnaire (BFQ), a survey...
Following international treatment guidelines reduces the risk of transition from short to long...
Might more ZZZs or less fatigue help workers with pain from musculoskeletal disorders recover...
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?
Clinical treatment combined with workplace changes is the most promising approach for improving...
Canadian researchers explore organisational perspectives on talking about episodic disability at...
Evidence accumulates against arthroscopic partial meniscectomy, a common surgical procedure...
Neck X-rays show that changes to the cervical spine are common, and become more common and more...
It's a tough job with few supports, and far too little research into health and wellbeing...
Common treatments for fibromyalgia lack a strong evidence base but exercise and antidepressants...
Feeling one way and having to act another is a hallmark of call centre work. The resulting...
For ambulance workers, mental health issues result not just from exposure to traumatic events,...
Phone triage is an effective gateway to early intervention, securing cost and recovery benefits...
Research from NSW shows that early intervention saves money and improves health when it's...
A risk assessment tool that ordinary, under-pressure case managers can use.
More Australian research supports the link between mental health struggles amongst workers'...
Multi-component vocational rehabilitation programs that intervene early and improve coordination...
A screening tool developed in Australia could help workers’ compensation systems and treating...
Motivational interviewing is very beneficial, according to injured workers who need practical...