Articles tagged under ‘Back’

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• Testing the changover by Unni.

  Testing the site for errors'

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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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• Case Study: Exploring the Options

  This case study explores the importance of providing options for the injured worker's return to work.

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• Case Study: Back to the Future

  Ms P is a 59 year old woman who reported back problems as a result of her long term employment as a manager in a busy office environment. She is being assessed for whether her back problem is still a work related condition.

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• How to get the best out of your physiotherapist

  Physiotherapy treatment is common for a range of standard conditions, particularly including musculoskeletal injuries.

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• Webinar Recording: Spinal pain and work - Professor Charlotte Leboeuf-Yde

  Back pain and neck pain are common. What do we know about their natural history, work contribution and the contribution of genetics?

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• Case study: everyone has a role to play

  Employers and supervisors are key components of the return to work process. Without their support, a return to work program is unlikely to lead to a successful outcome.

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• Case study: Flexible approaches can kickstart cases

  Despite the best efforts of the return to work manager, some cases seem to make little progress. Looking beyond the physical injury for solutions can help boost a client's chances of returning to work.

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• Webinar Recording: Optimising outcomes for workers with back pain through enhanced self-management and collaboration

  Dr Jon Ford (Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist, PhD)

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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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• For Doctors - Back and neck pain: does age (and work) make a difference?

  Professor Charlotte Leboeuf-Yde outlines key findings based on the study of 40,000 Danes.

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• Video: Understanding discs

  Disc bulge, disc degeneration, disc protrusion. Terms that worry patients, most of the time unnecessarily.

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• Moving backwards on backs

  The messages of a $6 million public health campaign about back pain are being lost thanks to good intentions and a lack of consistency.

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• Back to the past

  Back pain flare-ups are a normal part of recovery.

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• Sophie's choices (a case study)

  A rehab provider who addresses the human impact of injury restarts stalled RTW for a disempowered young worker.

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• Things have gotta change: back pain and why our thinking is all wrong

  When it comes to back pain, we don't have the right vocabulary - and we need it. The right words can inform the correct way of thinking.

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• Superdoc (9) - Back pain and investigations

  An investigation won't tell us what we usually need to know about back pain - so why do we often jump so quickly into it?

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• Superdoc (8) - Back pain and the 'fear avoidance model'

  Our Superhero Superdoc is back on back pain and the importance of not being afraid of it.

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• Superdoc (7) - Fighting fear and back pain

  Fear and back pain make a destructive combination - our local superhero talks about why.

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• Case Study: Cool, calm and in control

  A worker's confidence and approach to self-management can make the difference between a successful return to work and permanent incapacity.

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• Webinar: Back Pain and Return to Work

  Back pain accounts for a large proportion of injury claims, and a higher proportion of long term disability. Medical issues are important, but how the workplace deals with the employee has a greater impact on outcomes.

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• Outside the city, outside the square

  In a close-knit rural community, one RTWC's resourceful approach transforms a movement-limiting spinal injury into a business and career opportunity.

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• Nice one, Mercedes!

  Missing out on early intervention puts an end to this cleaner's night job, but doesn't stop her from retraining for a satisfying new career.

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• I'm having communication strain with back pain

  Responding to a reader's request for help to help.

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• Want to be a back pain superhero?

  This comprehensive guide to helping workers with back pain will have you donning lycra in no time...

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• Back Pain & RTW

  Everything you need to know about back pain and RTW in one hit!

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• Case Study: When return to work fails

  This case study looks at a young man with a long career ahead of him and the reasons he will probably never return to his job.

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• Returning to work after injury

  A positive story of a long road back to a better life.

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• Rest and activity avoidance is often not the best medicine.

  A young, fit worker develops back pain, is advised to rest and cut back activities. Three months later his back pain has not improved. Is rest really the best medicine?

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• Deanne's story part three: unintended outcome

  How an employer and employee can do the right thing and yet have a bad experience too

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• Deanne's story part two: the secretary forced out of work by a common health condition.

  In Part Two of this series, RTW Matters interviews Deanne to discover why she feels angry and let down.

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• RTW Matters follows the journey of a young secretary forced out of her job by a common health condition.

  In this and subsequent articles on Deanne's case, we learn about her WorkCover journey and hear why both she and her employer is so distressed by the process.

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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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• Research short: How long will chronic low back pain last?

  A Netherlands study has produced a simple, efficient means for assessing the probable duration of low back pain.

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• Research short: Getting disability off your back

  New research shows patient anxiety and distress about a lower back complaint significantly reduces the chance of a successful return to work outcome.

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• Research short: Spinal manipulative therapy for chronic low back pain

  Researchers have found spinal manipulative therapy yields small improvements in chronic low back pain, but have questioned the practice's cost-effectiveness.

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• Guided internet-based cognitive behavioural treatment for chronic back pain reduces pain catastrophising

  A randomized controlled trial from Sweden offers hope for chronic back pain sufferers.

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• Research short: A happy work is a healthy work

  Positive workplace environments are necessary for workplace health programs to be successful.

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• Research Short: Professional drivers and chronic back pain

  A Finnish study raises questions about previous associations between professional car driving and chronic lower back pain.

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• Research short: Is there a better physio treatment for chronic lower back pain?

  A new study suggests therapeutic climbing may trump a standard exercise regime in treating lower back complaints.

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• Research short: Work is good for you, but...

  The UK's treating practitioners say that work is beneficial, but how do they actually behave when making recommendations about back problems?

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• Research short: Is integrated care value for $?

  A European study of an integrated care program for workers with long term back problems shows a return of $26 for every $1 invested.

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• Research short: Are lumbar supports value for money?

  This study looks at the cost-effectiveness AND health effectiveness of lumbar supports for home care workers with recurrent low back pain.

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• Expecting the worst and fearing pain are tell-tale signs of slow RTW

  Identify high-risk patients to pip long term back problems at the proverbial post

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• Overtreatment HURTS

  The US demonstrates how overtreating back pain causes more pain.

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• Treating back pain: when surgery does not make the cut

  A review of the effectiveness of non-surgical treatments for chronic low back pain.

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• The lowdown on leg pain or sciatica

  There is debate over how to classify sciatica, and how common it is.

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• Pain beliefs can hold you back

  What do people with different kinds of back pain believe about pain and how do these beliefs impact recovery?

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• Real bad back pain? On-the-spot physio provides short term gain

  Physiotherapy for acute back pain is good in the short term, but education and movement bring long term benefits.

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• Distress, ergonomic exposure, smoking and recurrent back bother

  A look at the workplace factors associated with repeat visits to back pain clinics

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• Is your arthritis a pain in the back?

  This study investigates the link between osteoarthritis in the facet joints of the spine and the presence of low back pain.

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• Does safety education save backs?

  Can workplace back safety education programs reduce the risk of back injuries and complications?

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• Doctors and back pain: Who you see influences the treatment you get

  While some doctors follow best practice guidelines for lower back pain, many get it wrong...

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• Back pain? Stick a needle in it!

  Researchers examine the effectiveness of acupuncture in treating chronic low back pain.

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• When to take extended sick leave. A complex decision for workers with spine-related pain

  This study identified a range of factors that influence when workers with neck and low-back (spine-related) pain take extended sick leave.

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• Opioid use: less is better for back pain?

  Treatment with opioids delays return to work and prolongs symptoms

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• School of pain

  How effective is individual patient education for people with low back pain?

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• Back pain World Cup

  How do different country's disability benefits and policies for occupational low back pain affect return to work rates?

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• Fear, expectation and back pain - the evidence

  Knowing what psychosocial factors affect recovery from low back pain can help target employee interventions

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• Diagnosing back pain

  A step-by-step guide for best practice diagnosis of back pain

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• Back problems: beliefs and recovery - the evidence

  A person's beliefs about back problems influence how they engage with treatment, so providing the right information is vital.

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• Back pain and pessimism: A vicious cycle-The evidence

  Pessimistic beliefs about back pain can prolong suffering and prevent proper treatment

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• Despair and low back pain: Connecting as a starting point-The evidence

  People with chronic low back pain can lose their sense of control over life, a major demotivating factor

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• Back pain and work: Psychosocial factors. The evidence.

  A range of studies explore whether psychosocial factors contribute to the development of back pain

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• Back pain and work: Physical factors - Physical work. The evidence.

  What does the research tell us about physical work and the impact on back pain?

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• Low back pain: Which treatments work? - The evidence.

  Less invasive treatments should be first port of call for low back pain.

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• Get off your backside to improve your back!

  Home exercise is a cheap and effective way to improve back pain

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• Non-surgical treatment options for chronic back pain

  Exercise, behavioural and multimodal programs: What works for RTW and why?

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• Treating back pain with corticosteroids

  Are steroid injections an effective way to treat acute back pain?

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• School of (back) pain!

  Brief, face-to-face education works best for chronic LBP rehabilitation