Claims Journal May 18, 2022 Chiropractors are involved in only a small fraction of workers’ compensation claims for low back pain in states where insurers or employers control the choice of medical provider, but a report released Tuesday suggests that skepticism about runaway costs may be unfounded. A study by the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute […]
J Occup Rehabil. 2019 Jun 14. doi: 10.1007/s10926-019-09842-5. [Epub ahead of print] Verna JL Abstract Background The Multidimensional Task Ability Profile (MTAP) is a patient-reported outcome (PRO) measure that provides a global score linked to the physical demand characteristics of work, but needs to be validated against established measures. Purpose To assess the concurrent validity […]
Glaukus Regiani Bueno Telemedicine and e-Health Published Online:24 Jan 2019https://doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2018.0231 Abstract Background: Smartphones offer a variety of mobile applications for diverse purposes and access to services that contribute to an increased time of interaction with the device, influencing the users’ health and behavior. Introduction:The time of interaction with smartphones is more intense with the younger […]
AUGUST 18, 2017 Occupational and Environmental Medicine van der Molen HF, et al. The goal of this paper was to identify which work–related risk factors were associated with specific soft tissue shoulder disorders. The data revealed Low-quality evidence with regard to the absence of associations for arm repetition, social support, decision latitude, job control and […]
Applied Ergonomics Volume 60, April 2017, Pages 334-341 Applied Ergonomics lM.S.Hallbeck Highlights • Surgeons report high prevalence of neck, shoulder and back pain and discomfort. • Intraoperative microbreaks/stretches did not significantly increase surgical duration. • Microbreaks improved self-reported physical performance and mental focus. • Body part discomfort improved (significantly for shoulders) with microbreaks. • 87% […]
Mhamad Faour, MD Orthopedics January/February 2017 – Volume 40 · Issue 1: 25-32 Posted January 24, 2017 DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20161013-02 Abstract The use of opioids among patients with workers’ compensation claims is associated with tremendous costs, especially for patients who undergo spinal surgery. This study compared return-to-work rates after single-level cervical fusion for degenerative disk disease […]
Carol Cancelliere Chiropractic & Manual Therapies201624:32 Abstract Background Work disability is a major personal, financial and public health burden. Predicting future work success is a major focus of research. Objectives To identify common prognostic factors for return-to-work across different health and injury conditions and to describe their association with return-to-work outcomes. Methods Medline, Embase, PsychINFO, […]
03.21.2016 Susan Kotowski, PhD, and Kristina Volkmer, MPH, weigh in on new research by Parker Brown Staff Writer, MedPage Today Researchers looked at 20 studies of standing desks and concluded that there was only very low-quality evidence that sit-stand desks were beneficial in the short run. And there was no evidence whatsoever that they helped […]
BMJ Open 2015;5:e007836 doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2015-007836 Rehabilitation medicine Association of worker characteristics and early reimbursement for physical therapy, chiropractic and opioid prescriptions with workers’ compensation claim duration, for cases of acute low back pain: an observational cohort study Jason W Busse Abstract Objective To assess the association between early reimbursement for physiotherapy, chiropractic and opioid prescriptions for […]
Satu Rannisto BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2015, 16:110 Abstract Background Some studies suggest that leg length discrepancy (LLD) is associated with low back pain (LBP) but many have not found such an association leading to conflicting evidence on the role of LLD in LBP. Methods The study population consisted of meat cutters with a standing job […]
Significant fatigue effect seen in muscle twitch force after five hours of standing work THURSDAY, July 16, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Standing work is associated with increased muscle fatigue, according to a study published online June 5 in Human Factors. Maria-Gabriela Garcia, from ETH Zürich, and colleagues determined long-term fatigue effects in the lower limbs […]
by Salynn Boyles Action Points Note that this cross-sectional survey of cardiology and radiology-lab employees demonstrated that exposure to lead aprons was associated with greater self-reported musculoskeletal symptoms. Be aware that the association was limited to the nonphysicians surveyed. Musculoskeletal injury is a well known occupational risk among hospital-based healthcare workers, and this risk […]
Work. 2014;47(2):261-5. doi: 10.3233/WOR-121580. Shin SJ1, Yoo WG2. Author information Abstract BACKGROUND: The static posture in visual display terminal (VDT) workers results in increased forward neck flexion and increased static muscle tension in the neck and shoulder regions. However, few studies have objectively quantified the change in head posture induced shoulder pain during VDT work. […]
Dynamic Chiropractic – July 15, 2014, Vol. 32, Issue 14 BY DONALD M. PETERSEN JR., BS, HCD(HC), FICC(H), PUBLISHER From the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine comes a study that gives excellent direction to employers (and insurers) regarding the management of low back problems (LBP).1 The authors analyzed databases belonging to a large, self-insured […]