Here are five ways that an employer can support an employee with persistent or chronic pain.
Ergonomics
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Good ergonomics at work can reduce fatalities, absenteeism, and presenteeism, and improve productivity, writes Dr Aseni Wickramatillake.
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These CPD activities are designed to complement our article on ergonomics in relation to health and safety.
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As many as one in two Britons could be at risk of ‘dry eye’, potentially putting their future sight at risk, a survey has found.
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A study into a tool that encourages workers to self-manage their back pain has yielded some interesting results.
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The Budget on Wednesday is expected to be accompanied by a Health and Disability White Paper, which will outline government...
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Increasingly sedentary working lives in the wake of the pandemic has left eight out of 10 Britons struggling with ‘pandemic posture’, according to a survey.
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Often, the best way of reducing work-related illness or injury is making it difficult for employees to injure themselves in...
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Why so many workers are suffering musculoskeletal disorders and how can employers support them?
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Half a million more people are out of work because of long-term sickness, including a rise in people with back and neck conditions.
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SOM has published a toolkit for universities and further education institutions to help young people dealing with musculoskeletal disorders into work.
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What are some of the challenges deaf employees and those with hearing loss face at work?
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The mass transition to home working since the pandemic has enabled more people with arthritis to remain in work, research has concluded.
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From an innovative new office space designed with health and wellbeing in mind through to training modules to help employees...
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Home working during the Covid-19 pandemic has left a musculoskeletal legacy for many workers, with one health provider reporting a...