SOM (the Society of Occupational Medicine) has launched guidance for occupational health professionals on carrying out health assessments within the...
Musculoskeletal disorders
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As workers are this week once being encouraged to work from home ‘if you can’, research has highlighted that an...
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If practitioners want to achieve better health outcomes, they’re going to need to embrace genuinely joined-up partnership working.
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A campaign aiming to encourage employers to help prevent and manage the most common work-related health problem – musculoskeletal disorders – has been launched.
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Working adjustments may need to be considered for those with carpal tunnel syndrome amid an NHS treatment 'bottle neck'.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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With access to physiotherapy becoming difficult due to backlogs and Covid restrictions, Brett Hill considers whether online services could be the solution.
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As worries grow about the potential impact of long Covid, OH will need to be proactive in providing guidance and leadership.
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There has been a lot of focus on healthy home working. But what about mental health for those managing chronic pain from home?
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Corporate fitness teams might not be the most obvious candidates for mental health and wellbeing training. But, as Brendan Street...
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Like for most employers, the Covid-19 pandemic has posed a range of operational and HR challenges for Yorkshire Water over...
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Half of people in the UK are living in constant or regular pain, research has found.
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Obesity was a growing problem even before the pandemic, but the links between being overweight and poorer outcomes from a...