Musculoskeletal disorders

Education and awareness, interventions and, crucially, tackling stigma around musculoskeletal disorders are all key to improving employee health and productivity...

Health secretary Wes Streeting has urged the public, clinicians and experts all to submit ideas for the future shape of...

SOM, the Society of Occupational Medicine, has published a guide for employers and occupational health professionals on supporting the health...

A medication used for autoimmune conditions has been found to be effective in relieving the pain and stiffness caused by...

More than two-thirds of employees (70%) have never been referred to occupational health by their employer, with half of employers...

A ferry worker wins his unfair dismissal case after he developed a hip condition that affected the tasks he was able to carry out.

More than one million fit notes for mental and behavioural disorders were issued by the NHS last year, according to...

Spiralling sickness absence is spurring more employers to recognise they may need to invest in workplace health support, with more...

Why the link between musculoskeletal and mental health should be considered when developing workplace health support programmes.

Allowing self-referral into physiotherapy schemes before staff become too sick to work can significantly reduce sickness absence.

A workplace physiotherapy provider has urged employers to promote activities to improve workers' bone health.

A quarter (25%) of UK workers in ‘standing roles’, jobs like hairdressing, retail and hospitality, spend eight hours or more...

More than two-thirds (69%) of Universal Credit claimants have mental or behavioural health disorders, and nearly half (48%) have musculoskeletal...

Even walking just 2,200 steps daily can help to reduce the health risks from overly sedentary lifestyles – but this...

Fewer NHS England staff are experiencing musculoskeletal problems or feeling unwell due to work-related stress, the 2023 staff survey finds.