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As anyone engaged in return to work will know, no two cases are the same. While most people return to work without difficulty, other people with the same injury or illness find return to work a challenge. Why is this so? Delving into cases helps understand the stories behind the outcomes. It helps identify positive and negative influences affecting employees within workplaces, and helps identify key strategies for successful return to work. |
When things go from good to bad in rtw, it is worth exploring what has happened.
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Elizabeth draws on personal experience in this User Guide To Maintaining a Positive Attitude on the Road to Recovery.
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Missing out on early intervention puts an end to this cleaner's night job, but doesn't stop her from retraining for a satisfying new career.
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Cancer survivor John Stubbs talks about his journey back to good health and back to work, in a hugely important role.
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Mr X had been a 'journeyman' worker for many years before he developed a destructive and debilitating anxiety.
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We respond to a Return to Work Coordinator's query about resolving problems between employers and insurers.
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A broad selection from the case studies available on RTW Matters
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Aged care worker, Donna Taylor, remains positive by taking on an admin role following an injury at work.
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Ignoring the non-physical causes of musculoskeletal problems leads to very poor outcomes in this all too familiar case study.
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This case study looks at a young man with a long career ahead of him and the reasons he will probably never return to his job.
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A positive story of a long road back to a better life.
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When a heroin and alcohol addiction lead you to the darkest places you've ever been, what can bring you back to the light?
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A badly managed case of staff burnout highlights the importance of an integrated approach to return to work
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In the case of Mr S, a well managed return to work system saves an employer $$ and provides good outcomes for a worker with anxiety.
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A young, fit worker develops back pain, is advised to rest and cut back activities. Three months later his back pain has not improved. Is rest really the best medicine?
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A worker has several months off work after experiencing acute back pain. Her eventual return to work was not successful, with frequent aggravation of symptoms resulting in inconsistent working hours and no return to her pre-injury duties after two years
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An older worker develops frozen shoulder after a fracture injury. After several months of rehabilition her condition begins to slowly improve. But before long the same problem starts to develop in her other shoulder.
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An injured worker, with knee injuries and a heart condition, is laid off and has to deal with the concern that no other employer will take him on.
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A cleaner works through increasing pain levels for more than two years before reporting her difficulties. By this time she is unable to perform her pre-injury duties and is forced into a longer term rehabilitation program.
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RTW Matters interviewed 57-year-old 'Sally', who went straight back to work after sustaining a shoulder injury. We learn what helped - and what didn't.
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A project manager develops an overuse injury and is still on part-time restricted duties after many months.
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Proactive management is crucial in facilitating a return to work for injured workers who are anxious
A machine operator who already has minimal work restrictions experiences another injury, this time resulting in ongoing soreness, coupled with anxiety and distress. The result is an extended duration of restricted duties.
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An admin officer developed acute back pain after several weeks of 'nagging' soreness. Questioning the work relatedness of the back pain doubled the costs.
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A long-term stable worker sustains a significant hip injury. While he has returned to work on restricted duties, a long term view is needed.
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A long standing employee sustained a significant knee injury at work. Effective coordination and rehabilitation would have changed his life.
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