Musculoskeletal disorders

Factors such as working time, job security and management support have more of an impact on musculoskeletal disorders than an...

SOM (the Society of Occupational Medicine) has launched guidance for occupational health professionals on carrying out health assessments within the...

As workers are this week once being encouraged to work from home ‘if you can’, research has highlighted that an...

If practitioners want to achieve better health outcomes, they’re going to need to embrace genuinely joined-up partnership working.

A campaign aiming to encourage employers to help prevent and manage the most common work-related health problem – musculoskeletal disorders – has been launched.

Working adjustments may need to be considered for those with carpal tunnel syndrome amid an NHS treatment 'bottle neck'.

Home working and increased use of video meetings have caused musculoskeletal issues to soar. Occupational health has a vital role to play in managing these risks.

Poor lifestyle choices made during the past 18 months mean employers now need to take action to reduce the risk of preventable diseases, such as diabetes.

We look the work of physiotherapy provider Bespoke Wellbeing and the charity The Advocacy Project, who together won “Best musculoskeletal initiative” at last year's Occupational Health and Wellbeing Awards.

With access to physiotherapy becoming difficult due to backlogs and Covid restrictions, Brett Hill considers whether online services could be the solution.

As worries grow about the potential impact of long Covid, OH will need to be proactive in providing guidance and leadership.

There has been a lot of focus on healthy home working. But what about mental health for those managing chronic pain from home?

Corporate fitness teams might not be the most obvious candidates for mental health and wellbeing training. But, as Brendan Street...

Like for most employers, the Covid-19 pandemic has posed a range of operational and HR challenges for Yorkshire Water over...

Half of people in the UK are living in constant or regular pain, research has found.