Search Results for: ‘Kevin Jones’
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Back pain RTW delayed by poor mental health
Depression and anxiety delay sustained RTW for workers with work-related musculoskeletal disorders. New mental health problems lead to larger delays than pre-existing problems – and men are more vulnerable to delay than women.
By: Gabrielle Lis , tagged in: Back, Chronic pain, Psychological, Evidence based policy making, Depression
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Failure to implement
Workplace health and wellbeing programs almost always sound great in theory, but often come unstuck during implementation. Researchers analysed 74 studies to see where organisations typically go wrong…
By: Gabrielle Lis , tagged in: Health and productivity, Workplace interventions
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Balance at work, balance at home
Workplace flexibility is associated with better employee health
By: Francesca McSteen , tagged in: Workplace Culture, Health and productivity, Workplace systems
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The outcomes of lumbar spinal fusion surgery — a tale of 2 studies
Lumbar spinal fusion surgery is an increasing, but controversial procedure for chronic low back pain. Two studies suggest we need to rethink its value for injured workers.
By: Lauren Finestone , tagged in: Back, Chronic pain, Treatment approaches
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The history of compensation in Australia
With harmonisation hopefully imminent, it's a good time to look at and learn from Australia's history of workers' comp.
By: Francesca McSteen , tagged in: History, Policy & Legislation, System Organisations
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An elegant way to assess recovery
A single question - "How do you feel you are recovering from your injury?” - may be as useful in assessing progress as numerous more complex questionnaires.
By: Dr Mary Wyatt , tagged in: Communication, General musculoskeletal, Research update