Musculoskeletal disorders

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.

Obesity was a growing problem even before the pandemic, but the links between being overweight and poorer outcomes from a...

People waiting for joint replacement surgery, often in daily pain, need more support for both their physical and mental health, a charity has warned.

NHS England is rolling out a network of pelvic health clinics to improve support for pregnant women and new mothers.

Lockdowns have created an 'ergonomic timebomb' of musculoskeletal injuries and pain, especially among remote workers.

Less common, or less well-known or understood, health conditions such as auto-immune diseases, ME, epilepsy and MS can often go...

The proportion of NHS staff feeling unwell as a result of work-related stress continued to rise last year, particularly in...

More than a third (37.7%) of musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) cases were connected to work in 2020, compared with just 1.4%...

The construction sector faced major workplace health, safety and wellbeing challenges even before the logistical and financial problems generated by...

Almost half (49%) of online physiotherapy sessions booked since the summer through an app operated by employee benefits provider Unum...