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Compensation prolongs whiplash pain Hannah Bourne \| Changes to NSW workers' comp legislation had some interesting outcomes	Should you put your neck out for exercise? Hannah Bourne \| How effective are exercises in treating mechanical neck problems?
Whiplash and physical fitness Hannah Bourne \| Do fit people recover from whiplash more quickly?	Improving disability management in the workplace Hilary Hoare \| What works when designing disability management programs in the workplace?
Weight Loss - Potential Result of Flexible Work Hours? Dr Mary Wyatt \| A University of Wollongong survey shows employees with access to flexible working hours are in better shape than those working to a rigid roster.	Research short: Spinal manipulative therapy for chronic low back pain Dr Mary Wyatt \| Researchers have found spinal manipulative therapy yields small improvements in chronic low back pain, but have questioned the cost-effectiveness of such practice.
Research short: Bad for the body, bad for the workplace Dr Mary Wyatt \| A major study from the Netherlands shows productivity can be improved by helping workers improve their lifestyles.	Research short: How long will chronic low back pain last? Dr Mary Wyatt \| A Netherlands study has produced a simple, efficient means for assessing the probable duration of low back pain.
Research short: Can yoga ease workplace stress? Dr Mary Wyatt \| A UK study has concluded that regular yoga can improve workplace wellbeing and reduce employee stress.	Sick of work: the research Dr Mary Wyatt \| A Swedish study has highlighted the link between lacklustre organizational environments workplace and employee absenteeism.
Research short: Do physician guidelines improve return to work rates? Dr Mary Wyatt \| A Dutch study has shown that adherence to guidelines by physicians can help lead to earlier return to work outcomes.	Research short: What is the best way to evaluate permanent impairment? Dr Mary Wyatt \| A University of Illinois study has raised doubts about whether the newest edition of the American Medical Association's guides for the evaluation of impairment are an improvement on existing practice.
Research short: Professional supervision for rehab providers Dr Mary Wyatt \| A survey of rehabilitation and return to work managers in Queensland has led to calls for greater professional development through mentoring and supervision.	Research short: Exercise and the treatment of chronic pain Dr Mary Wyatt \| Researchers have developed an effective treatment for the vexing condition of Fibromyalgia through a detailed and prolonged exercise regimen.
Research short: Improving RTW outcomes with pain coping skills Dr Mary Wyatt \| A new US study suggests that injured workers may have a better return to work outcome if they undergo pain coping skills training through a psychologist before surgery.	Occupational therapy for Psychosis Dr Mary Wyatt \| A Chinese study into occupational therapy programs has shown promising signs of success for helping people with mental health issues join the workforce.
Abnormal tactile sensations in chronic pain Dr Mary Wyatt \| Canadian Researchers have highlighted the lack of knowledge about the causes of abnormal and reduced sensations in the limbs of patients.	Research short: Returning to work after road accidents Dr Mary Wyatt \| A new study highlights the mains causes for return to work delays after an injury on the road.
Research short: Managing arm pain in computer users Dr Mary Wyatt \| Ergonomic keyboards can help reduce the effects of recurrent arm pain in office workers.	The only thing we have to fear is fear itself Dr Mary Wyatt \| Disability is more likely if a patient worries about their illness.
Research short: What med certs tell us about sickness absence Dr Mary Wyatt \| A Swedish study has shown that what doctors and employers will permit on medical certificates has changed over recent decades.	Research short: Doctors or managers - who affects sickness absence? Dr Mary Wyatt \| Danish researchers find that management approaches and levels of employee decision-making latitude exert considerable influence on sick leave. So who should you try and influence?
Chronic Fatigue: NOT a dead end - the evidence Gabrielle Lis \| Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), graded exercise therapy (GET) and good planning get chronic fatigue sufferers back to work.	Research short: Does job coaching help people find work? Dr Mary Wyatt \| What does the evidence say about the effectiveness of job coaching for people who cannot return to a job with their previous employer?
Research short: Understanding who wants what Dr Mary Wyatt \| Different RTW players have different objectives. Research suggests that this knowledge can help you reduce paperwork. Whaaat? Read on!	Research short: First contact Dr Mary Wyatt \| Early contact with injured workers is good for RTW, right? Well that depends! It's not so much what you do as how you do it that makes a difference.
Multidisciplinary rehab costs $$. Is it worth it? Hannah Bourne \| A comparison of the effectiveness of multidisciplinary rehabilitation and standard care in the treatment of neck and shoulder pain.	RTW rates in a slump? Hilary Hoare \| Better disability management programs can make a difference
Working for wellness Gabrielle Lis \| On the job rehabilitation can improve outcomes for people with psychiatric disabilities.	Approaches to managing chronic pain in the workplace - the evidence Hilary Hoare \| How do we diagnose and treat chronic pain?
Teamwork: what works? Dr Mary Wyatt \| Teamwork is an art and a science. Learn to nurture it with style!	The sick truth Hannah Bourne \| The factors that will increase an employees number of sick days.
The super-view of super-RTW Joy Hewitt \| What do supervisors think about multidisciplinary vocational rehabilitation programs?	Need a hand? Hannah Bourne \| The factors which impact workers with hand injuries returning to work
Pain or gain Hannah Bourne \| Research shows that health improvement programs are both physically and financially successful.	Which workers are more likely to experience depression? Hilary Hoare \| And the causes.
Ways to assign modified work duties Hilary Hoare \| How to decide which job modifications are right for an injured worker.	Talk to me Hannah Bourne \| Is the communication between patients with low back pain and clinicians effective? Or are we missing something...
Are disability management programs worth investing in? Hilary Hoare \| Evidence that disability management programs in the workplace do reduce the cost of work-related injury.	Assessing workplace productivity losses. Questioning the questionnaires Hannah Bourne \| When looking at the factors which impact upon workplace productivity, we also need to look at the studies that assessed them.
Healthy at work Hannah Bourne \| Productivity declines more when unwell people are at work rather than absent.	The missing link Hannah Bourne \| Clinicians are good at putting medical pieces of the patient-puzzle in place. What happens when they forget about psychosocial pieces?
Help us help you Hannah Bourne \| How to maximize employee participation in workplace health promotion programs...	Productivity versus postponing RTW Hannah Bourne \| Why a present worker is not always a good worker...
Injury blues Hannah Bourne \| What factors increase the risk of injured workers developing depression?	Feeling the pinch - what does sickness cost the employer? Hannah Bourne \| Investigating these costs more thoroughly will enable employers to develop strategies for effectively reducing health costs
Screening the future Hannah Bourne \| Clinicians and leading researchers evaluate the effectiveness of early screening in preventing long-term disability in patients with back problems.	Powerful partnerships Joy Hewitt \| The evidence is in: when employers join workers on the RTW journey, the sky's the limit!
RTW Coordinators on RTW Coordinators Gabrielle Lis \| From the horses mouth: The competencies required for success	Not just a number: injured workers satisfaction with case managers - the evidence Julian Fernando \| What makes a good case manager?
Workplace intervention VS clinical intervention Julian Fernando \| In this battle of the lower back pain heavyweights, who comes out on top and why?	Is everyone a safety expert? Dr Mary Wyatt \| Canadian researchers conclude that employees have the goods to make participatory ergonomics a success.
Preventing unnecessary disability Hannah Bourne \| An overview of the complex factors influencing the return to work of sick and injured employees, and recommendations as to how return to work strategies can be improved.	Epidemiology for Beginners Friyana Bhabha \| Introducing the basics and explaining the terminology
Tick, tick, tick: The timing of intervention. Anna Kelsey-Sugg \| Intervention by nurse case managers during the first week, after onset of back pain, improves employees satisfaction with their employer and health care provider and reduces sick leave absences.	Early intervention: Risky business? Gabrielle Lis \| Early intervention programs for lower back pain aim to keep workers in the workplace. How can you ensure that yours is a success?
Left behind in the return to work journey - Part 2 Dr Mary Wyatt \| Long term claimants commonly describe a system that is frustrating, does not consider their needs, and misses out on treating them as an individual.	Left behind in the return to work journey - Part 1 Dr Mary Wyatt \| A look at barriers to return to work for those out of work for two years. Return to work after being off work for long periods is challenging and uncommon, understanding the barriers is vital.
Success with systems at work for shoulders Dr Mary Wyatt \| Shoulder problems are common. Having a standard system in place with the employee and supervisor as first line managers of the issue can streamline return to work.	While looking after others, do not forget to look after yourself! Joy Hewitt \| A self-evaluation tool is described which may assist healthcare professionals to develop self-resilience and equip them to identify, prioritize and achieve personal and professional goals.
Empowering workers to stay in their original employment. A better outcome from chronic injury. Andrea Thompson \| Based on the rationale that it is easier to keep a job than to find a new one, the new focus of vocational rehabilitation for workers with chronic conditions is empowering the worker to stay in their original position.	Disability management interventions provide economic and health outcome benefits Joy Hewitt \| There is solid research evidence that return to work management programs improve the bottom line.
Workplace intervention VS Clinical intervention in treating Lower Back Pain Julian Fernando \| In this battle of the lower back pain heavyweights, who comes out on top and why?	A chicken and the egg problem: Self efficacy, sickness leave and return to work Julian Fernando \| If you feel you can cope with a difficult situation will you get back to work earlier?
Competencies required for effective return-to-work coordination Joy Hewitt \| A recent review of the literature has identified the core competencies that are important for effective return-to-work coordination.

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