Conditions

People whose jobs involve carrying out repetitive physical tasks can be at an elevated risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, research...

GP Nick Summerton suggests how the Orebro questionnaire is a basis for referring employees to forms of support and could...

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has updated workplace guidance about the health and wellbeing of older...

An award-winning OH physiotherapy intervention at retailer John Lewis Partnership has achieved a return on investment of 5:1. Phil Clayton...

Work-aggravated asthma is associated with exposure to respiratory sensitisers, such as flour dust. Angela West and Anne Harriss discuss a...

A functional restoration (or work hardening) programme to tackle musculoskeletal conditions at the London Fire Brigade has achieved results in...

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common entrapment neuropathy and one of the most commonly reported occupational diseases. Sandra...

There are around 200 types of arthritis, but not all have a readily identifiable name. This means that when someone...

Functional restoration is seen as an effective way to achieve return to work for employees with musculoskeletal disorders. However, an...

Straightforward interventions could be the key to addressing what has been termed as the “sitting disease”. Katherine Selby explains.
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Stress fractures are common among army recruits and women are affected more frequently than men. Anne Harriss and Nicola Corkiss...

Sit-stand desks have been hailed as the answer to back and neck pain at work, but what is the evidence...

The Centre for Musculoskeletal Health and Work was launched in February 2015 to identify ways to minimise the impact of...

An award-winning approach to returning to work with musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) is getting results. Occupational health physiotherapist Heather Watson explains...

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) will be an increasing problem in workplaces in future and could be linked with mental health conditions....