Articles tagged under ‘General musculoskeletal’

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• Reimagining preventative health in workers' compensation

  An early intervention approach for local government workers in Western Australia is reducing claim frequency and costs and supporting employee well-being.

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• Webinar recording — Optimising Workplace Health: The Business Case for Modernising Training for Computer Users

  Dr. Liz Kirk and Dorit Ozchakir explore why traditional ergonomic approaches fall short in today's work environments. This webinar reveals the hidden health risks of prolonged screen use and introduces practical, cost-effective solutions that organisations can implement immediately.

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• A story of hope for people living with persistent pain — Part 2: How movement and breathing can help back pain

  A podcast conversation between Dr. Rangan Chatterjee and Professor Peter O'Sullivan is a valuable resource for anyone dealing with back pain. In Part 2 of our 3-part summary of this conversation, O'Sullivan discusses the importance of relaxation, proper breathing and varied movement in pain management.

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• The role of physiotherapy in certification of capacity for work — the Victorian experience

  We summarise a presentation by Paul Coburn at the Research to Real World for Compensable Injury Symposium in June 2024 on the emerging role of physiotherapists in certifying work capacity.

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• From health tourist to driver — recovery-oriented messages from Professor Peter O’Sullivan

  Professor Peter O’Sullivan discusses what he sees as the problems with our current models of healthcare and the key messages he likes to give people who are struggling with back pain.

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• ‘How I explain common conditions to my patients’ — messages from a chiropractor

  Rob Beaven, chiropractor, blogger and host of The back pain podcast, tells us how he explains common musculoskeletal conditions and processes to his patients.

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• The power of words in health (Part 3) — 5 tips to shift the way you talk about osteoarthritis

  Five suggestions for how clinicians can shift the conversation from an ‘impairment’ to a ‘participatory-based’ approach to osteoarthritis.

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• The power of words in health (Part 2) — changing the conversation about osteoarthritis

  Clinicians and people with knee osteoarthritis can shift the conversation about osteoarthritis from an ‘impairment-based‘ conversation to a ‘participatory-based’ one.

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• The power of words in health — changing the conversation about osteoarthritis (Part 1)

  How we talk about health profoundly impacts how we think and act when managing our well-being.

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• Webinar recording — Rethinking modern pain treatment

  Ben Sheat, General Manager, Professional Services and Partnerships at Reality Health, looks at modern pain science education and strategies to ensure high-quality, scientifically accurate, compelling and persuasive pain education.

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• Webinar recording — Empowering the injured worker to take control of their management

  A specialist musculoskeletal physiotherapist talks about empowering injured workers to take an active role in managing their recovery.

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• Webinar recording — X-ray visions of doom: Why radiology results can hinder back pain self-management

  Dr Wyatt discusses the rise in spinal radiology over the last 30 years and the harms that come with it.

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• EAST-ern medicine — how behavioural science can help people self-manage their health and wellbeing

  A guide about what drives our behaviour can help people living with long-term conditions and those who support them get started (and stay) on a journey of self-management. It can also help prevent long-term conditions from developing in the first place.

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• Managing musculoskeletal conditions at work (Part 2) — 6 steps to a job change

  For some people with back pain or other musculoskeletal conditions, self-management may mean finding a different job. An occupational rehabilitation consultant sets out 6 steps to successfully navigate a change in a career path.

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• Managing musculoskeletal conditions at work (Part 3) — your legal rights and responsibilities

  A legal expert talks about rights and responsibilities at work if someone has musculoskeletal condition.

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• Managing musculoskeletal conditions at work (Part 1) — breaking the boom and bust cycle

  A musculoskeletal physiotherapist talks about what pain is, ‘boom and bust behaviour’, activity pacing, making a flare-up plan and other useful self-management tips.

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• From the inside out — behaviour change tips and techniques to manage osteoarthritis

  Behaviour change techniques to overcome the challenges of trying to stick to a management plan.

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• From dictator to facilitator — reframing the role of therapists in patient care

  We’ve been discussing the role of physiotherapy in self-management for decades – how much progress have we made?

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• Self-management — the muscle behind effective musculoskeletal care

  Self-management of long-term musculoskeletal conditions 101 — the basics.

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• Caring for people with chronic musculoskeletal pain — a paradigm shift to solve a 'super wicked problem'

  A new approach to manage chronic musculoskeletal needs many scheme participants to commit to a ‘paradigm shift’.

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• Work-focused health care: practical suggestions for how to do it

  Practical suggestions for how physiotherapists and other healthcare practitioners can provide ‘work focused healthcare’ to help the worker and the workplace.

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• ‘Self-management’ of chronic musculoskeletal pain: what patients say helps them do it (or not)

  Patients are encouraged to ‘self-manage’ their chronic pain conditions. But there are external and personal factors that will either help or hinder their ability to do this. And healthcare practitioners are one of the main external factors. So how can they help?

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• Webinar recording: Best practice physiotherapy consultations, a focus on function and return to work

  For patients with high distress or low self efficacy, health care can inadvertently do harm. How can physiotherapists avoid these pitfalls and promote recovery instead?

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• Webinar recording: The Elephant in the room - too much medicine

  Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist Professor Peter O'Sullivan from Curtin University, discusses why current approaches do not improve outcomes and examines what needs to change.

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• Webinar recording: Managing shoulder injuries and rethinking our approach

  This webinar looks at common shoulder conditions and explains why current diagnostic investigations and surgical procedures don't always have the benefits we'd expect.

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• Webinar recording: Understanding musculoskeletal problems - Part 3 - Shoulders and knees

  In our final webinar of our series, Dr Wyatt explains common shoulder and knee problems and how to assist employees with related conditions.

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• Webinar recording: Understanding musculoskeletal problems - Part 1: Introduction

  In part one of a three part series, Dr Wyatt covers the basics of musculoskeletal conditions, including difficulties employees face.

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• Orebro: the questionnaire you need to know about

  The Orebro Musculoskeletal Pain Questionnaire (or OMPQ) used to be known as the Acute Back Pain Screening Questionnaire.

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• Case Study: Time to heal

  Mr L, a tall, solid-framed, right-handed 58 year old man, reported pain in his right elbow. While improvement was reported over six months, he began to notice similar symptoms at his left elbow.

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• Case Study: How Things Can Go Wrong in Compensation Cases

  This case study looks at the additional injuries which can occur as a result of the workplace injury.

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• eLearning: Musculoskeletal troubles

  Understanding the difficulties everyone faces with musculoskeletal problems can help you help workers

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• 7 Tips for getting the best out of your rehabilitation provider

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• Recorded Webinar: Designing an effective on-site injury treatment program

  In this webinar, James Murray, Director Soft Tissue centre, will provide tips and real life examples of how to develop an on-site treatment program.

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• Recorded Webinar: Physiotherapy - how to get the best

  Occupational physiotherapy expert Paul Coburn explains the principles of good physiotherapy and how you can positively influence practitioners.

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• The lowdown on lifting

  Dr Jos Verbeek talks about a review of research on training employees to lift to prevent back problems.

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• Musculoskeletal hazards: Why ticking the box gets a red cross

  Assessing risk isn't about ticks and crosses in a box. So why do Australian workplaces tend to rely on manual handling checklists?

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• Musculoskeletal conditions: Part two - dealing with MSDs

  How do you deal with musculoskeletal disorders in the workplace?

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• Musculoskeletal conditions: Part one - a primer

  Musculoskeletal disorders are a leading cause of compensated injury, but what exactly are they?

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• OK computer: the basics of office ergonomics

  If you spend your working week perched in front of your computer, it's vital that you educate yourself on the correct workstation setup to prevent chronic and long-term injury.

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• Office ergonomics

  Keep your workers happy, healthy and productive! Find out why ergonomics is important and then use our top ten tips to improve workplace wellness.

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• Musculoskeletal injuries and mental illness

  Many Australians experience a mental disorder while also suffering from a musculoskeletal condition. Does one cause the other?

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• Make no bones about it

  The Australian Government has made arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions national health priorities in the battle against chronic disease in Australia.

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• Are workplace activities harmful?

  Despite growing perceptions that workplace activities cause and complicate injuries, the evidence suggests the opposite.

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• Common causes of workplace pain

  Understanding musculoskeletal pain will increase productivity and health.

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• Just how painful is injury reporting?

  Knowing when injury reports should be made and how they should be dealt with can reduce the pain and strain of the process...

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• Recovery from spinal surgery

  Spine surgeons who've had spinal surgery provide the know-how for this briefing paper on recovery and RTW.

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• Only know the bare bones about arthritis?

  Flesh out your arthritis knowledge with a to-the-point briefing paper...

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• Sprains and strains causing RTW pain?

  How-to Guide: Using modified duties to promote durable return to work.

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• Manage people, not musculoskeletal symptoms

  Ignoring the non-physical causes of musculoskeletal problems leads to very poor outcomes in this all too familiar case study.

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• Zeroing in on risky business: Hazard assessment and musculoskeletal disorders

  We take a look at the non physical work factors that contribute to musculoskeletal disorders

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• Work-related musculoskeletal disorders

  Of all Australian work-related injuries, a large percentage can be categorised as musculoskeletal disorders.

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• Back pain on the back burner? Why some workers wait for care after workplace back injuries

  Research reveals that while most workers accessed medical care promptly after the onset of low back pain, individual, occupational and contextual factors significantly influenced delays for some.

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• Beliefs about scans may affect outcomes for people with musculoskeletal disorders

  In a study of people with musculoskeletal conditions, more than 60% of participants held at least one unhelpful or inappropriate belief about MRIs and X-rays. These beliefs can affect how well they recover.

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• ‘It's just bone crunchin’ on bone’ — an example of non-recovery-oriented messaging

  Healthcare practitioners can worsen their patients’ condition if they communicate negative biomedical beliefs about low back pain. 

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• The enduring impact of what clinicians say to people with low back pain

  Healthcare professionals have more influence than they may realise on the attitudes and beliefs of people grappling with low back pain. They have a powerful opportunity to use this power for good.

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• The impact of tailored programs on RTW outcomes

  A study provides valuable insights into long-term outcomes for tailored interventions in managing persistent pain.

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• Let’s (not just) get physical — psychosocial hazards play a role in musculoskeletal disorders too

  Three recent studies show how important it is for workplaces to focus on identifying and controlling psychosocial as well as physical hazards if they want to reduce musculoskeletal disorders.

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• The RESTORE study reinforces the benefits of cognitive functional therapy for back pain

  A recent study into a new approach called Cognitive Functional Therapy offers hope for those with disabling and persistent low back pain.

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• What does best practice care for musculoskeletal pain look like?

  Concerns about the lack of quality of care for musculoskeletal pain conditions led researchers to see if they could identify one set of recommendations for the best practice care of a range of those conditions. They identified 11 recommendations.

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• Don’t take back pain lying down — how rest can make ‘flares’ worse

  A study confirms that even small changes in your daily habits, like how long you sleep and how active you are, can make a difference to whether you have a pain flare-up or not.

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• From long-term pain to workplace gain — self-management strategies for success at work

  Long-term pain conditions are common for many working adults and can have a big impact on job performance and quality of life. But there are ways employers and workers can work together to manage this pain and discomfort in the workplace.

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• From patient to partner — collaboration boosts long-term back pain self-management

  Self-management is now seen as a collaboration between the person living with the pain and their health professionals. But it’s useful to understand what it is about that patient–professional partnership that can support self-management.

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• Shouldering the load — what education patients with rotator cuff pain want

  A study shows what people who have rotator cuff-related shoulder pain want when it comes to education about their condition.

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• Staying at work with musculoskeletal pain — what resources and information do people need?

  A study into how people with ongoing musculoskeletal pain experience their workplaces and how they look for information sheds light on what they need to help them stay at work.

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• Exploring an AI-powered solution to long-term back pain

  We’re becoming more and more aware that traditional treatments for long-term back pain — like opioid medications and surgery — can be costly, ineffective or even risky. A new, alternative treatment approach is safe and effective.

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• To follow, or not follow, the script? That is the question (Act 2) — physios’ attention to the human aspects of care for people with low back pain

  Physios should ‘tinker with’ or ‘throw away the script’ if they want to respond in a more person-centred way to patients with low back pain.

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• Person-centred care for musculoskeletal pain — a tool to put principles into practice

  Person-centred care is an important part of care for people with musculoskeletal pain conditions. But evidence that some healthcare professionals struggle to integrate person-centred care principles into their clinical practice. A tool that provides a structured approach can help.

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• What helps (and doesn’t help) people self-manage their chronic musculoskeletal pain — tools for healthcare providers

  Self-management can be a game-changer in helping patients take control of their pain and start living their lives to the fullest. But it’s often easier said than done. A study shows what patients say supported or prevented them from self-managing their conditions.

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• Why self-management can be hard to do — barriers in primary healthcare settings

  A study explores the barriers to self-management of chronic pain conditions in primary healthcare settings.

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• Supporting self-management of long-term conditions — the ‘who for’, ‘who by’, ‘what works’ and ‘how’

  It is now accepted that self-management is critical for people with chronic conditions. But what works best? And for which conditions? A comprehensive review of the evidence gives healthcare providers some ideas.

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• Physios and patients give telehealth the thumbs up

  Physios and patients who had consultations by videoconference during the COVID-19 pandemic liked that way of providing care.

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• ‘An epidemic of useless and often harmful care’ — Part 2

  Payments for healthcare represent the second largest item of expenditure for Australian workers’ compensation schemes after income replacement. And it’s growing. But what are schemes paying for?

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• Are there RTW differences for workers with psychological and musculoskeletal injuries?

  How different are the RTW experiences of workers with work-related psychological injuries and those with musculoskeletal injuries? And what can make these experiences more equal?

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• What aspects of work cause MSDs for professional drivers?

  Interventions for work-related MSDs should not be based merely on addressing the symptoms, but must also focus in managing the physical and psychosocial risk factors behind the injury.

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• Targeted prevention of long-term sickness absence

  Some prevention strategies go the distance, reducing long term sickness absence even five years post-intervention. Others have short term benefits only. Does mental health complicate effectiveness?

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• What is work-focused healthcare?

  Physiotherapists, rehabilitation professionals and other health practitioners treating people with work-related health problems (i.e. health problems that impact workability or are caused by work) will see better results with work-focused healthcare.

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• Trying too hard at work

  The severity of overexertion injuries in construction rises with age, while the frequency of different types of musculoskeletal disorders shift. All age groups could benefit from preventative measures at work, promoting retention and RTW.

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• Tired of MSDs

  Might more ZZZs or less fatigue help workers with pain from musculoskeletal disorders recover workability?

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• You can’t manage psychosocial risk if you don’t recognise it

  Managers focused on workers' bad attitudes may miss opportunities to control the organisational psychosocial hazards that contribute to musculoskeletal disorders and stress-related mental health problems.

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• What types of work cause osteoarthritis?

  Osteoarthritis is a top-ten cause of disability worldwide. With an ageing workforce, employers are likely to see more claims relating to this degenerative joint disease. A new systematic review highlights the workplace risks, and the gaps in our knowledge

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• Psychological V Musculoskeletal: an unfair race

  Workers with psychological injuries have worse experiences of the RTW process than those with musculoskeletal injuries.

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• Angry nurses have more MSDs - and there's a link to social demands / support

  Nurses who think they offer their colleagues more support than they get in return are more likely to be angry, and develop an MSD, than those who describe a fair balance.

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• Preventing chronic MSDs

  The right kind of vocational rehabilitation can stave off the transition to chronic disability. What influences the success of vocational rehabilitation programs for workers with long-term musculoskeletal disorders?

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• Do workplace interventions improve RTW outcomes?

  Workplace interventions are effective for workers with musculoskeletal disorders, but the picture becomes more complex for workers with mental health issues and other health conditions like cancer.

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• Does RTW training for physios improve outcomes?

  RTW training for physiotherapists changes physical and mental health outcomes but not RTW outcomes, according to preliminary research from Victoria.

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• Self reported work-related symptoms in hairdressers

  Musculoskeletal problems for hairdressers may be reduced if the risks are understood.

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• Physical activity at work and low back pain

  Back problems are commonly attributed to work and many in the community believe that heavy lifting contributes to back problems.

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• RSI in musicians

  Professional musicians have high rates of musculoskeletal pain, but few studies have analysed the risks of work activities or the psychosocial work environment.

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• Predictors of poor outcomes in patients with musculoskeletal pain

  Generic prognostic factors may assist primary care practitioners to identify those patients with musculoskeletal pain who are at risk of poor outcomes, regardless of the site of their pain.

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• Job demands, musculoskeletal symptoms and computer work

  When musculoskeletal problems flare for a desk-bound office worker, they may need a stress check as much as they need an ergonomics check.

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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.

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• An all round approach to Fibromyalgia

  Fibromyalgia can be managed through a combination of physical and psychological rehabilitation.

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• The surprising incidence of pain in young adults

  Short and long term pain is common in the 18-25 year old age group.

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• Supermarket workers shelve musculoskeletal disorders

  Lower back pain poses problems for supermarket workers, but chances are they wont tell

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• Taking control of arthritis

  Psychosocial approaches to managing arthritis help sufferers make the most of medical care.

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• Nurturing case management

  Might a more involved approach to the case management of workers with musculoskeletal disorders cost less AND facilitate return to work?

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• More than just pain

  There is more to chronic widespread pain, than pain itself.

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• Musculoskeletal problems with anxiety / depression - double trouble.

  People with musculoskeletal disorders and accompanying depression or anxiety have reduced levels of workforce participation. Tailored return-to-work programs that offer more intensive and continuous levels of support may help.