Musculoskeletal disorders

Occupational health programmes specifically for health workers should be developed at national, regional and organisational levels, United Nations bodies have recommended.

Employers and the government need to do more to address the health and wellbeing risks related to remote working, and...

Long-term health problems could emerge if the UK doesn’t address the lack of physical activity among children and teenagers, academics have warned.

More than half of people with a number of chronic long-term health conditions are also in chronic pain.

A global study has exposed a gap between what employers promise and what they achieve when it comes to mental health support.

With many of us kicking off the new year by making resolutions to get fitter and healthier, the government has...

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.