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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.	What's in an attitude? Dr Mary Wyatt \| Can certain employee values improve their happiness, absence rates and health?
Research short: Work is good for you, but... Dr Mary Wyatt \| The UK's treating practitioners say that work is beneficial, but how do they actually behave when making recommendations about back problems?	Research short: Cancer and work Dr Mary Wyatt \| Who is more pessimistic about the impact of cancer on working life: cancer survivors or employers? And how might this pessimism affect return to work prospects?
Research short: Link found between pain symptoms and confidence Dr Mary Wyatt \| Believing that you can cope with whatever life brings you has a positive impact on pain symptoms-and there are ways of assessing coping confidence at work.	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.	Meeting the needs of injured workers Andrea Thompson \| Peer support helps put the pieces back together after workplace injury
Back pain and pessimism: A vicious cycle Tom Wells-Quinn \| Pessimistic beliefs about back pain can prolong suffering and prevent proper treatment	Fear, expectation and back pain Friyana Bhabha \| Knowing what psychosocial factors affect recovery from low back pain can help target employee interventions
Fear, expectation and back pain - the evidence Friyana Bhabha \| Knowing what psychosocial factors affect recovery from low back pain can help target employee interventions	Distress, fatigue and long-term sick leave Frederieke Schaafsma \| What puts men and women at risk of taking long term sick leave? This study explores the roles played by psychological distress and fatigue.
Teamwork: what works? Dr Mary Wyatt \| Teamwork is an art and a science. Learn to nurture it with style!	Lifting expectations brings results Julian Fernando \| Advice for health professionals about the best attitudes for patients to adopt on the road to recovery.
Lifting expectations brings results Julian Fernando \| Advice for health professionals about the best attitudes for patients to adopt on the road to recovery.	Back problems: beliefs and recovery - the evidence Dr Mary Wyatt \| A persons beliefs about back problems influence how they engage with treatment, so providing the right information is vital.
Back pain and pessimism: A vicious cycle-The evidence Tom Wells-Quinn \| Pessimistic beliefs about back pain can prolong suffering and prevent proper treatment	Blame is not a game Dr Mary Wyatt \| Researchers have developed a questionnaire to help identify when perceptions of injustice may be jeopardizing RTW.
Hospitable RTW Joy Hewitt \| Employer reactions can determine RTW outcomes: making workers welcome matters	Mental illness and RTW: bridging the gap Dr Mary Wyatt \| Collaboration between mental health and employment agencies assists return to work, but how do we foster collaboration?
What is behind psychosocial sick leave? Frederieke Schaafsma \| A look at the factors which predict psychosocial sick leave.	Non-surgical treatment options for chronic back pain Friyana Bhabha \| Exercise, behavioral and multimodal programs: What works for RTW and why?
A tool to measure motivation Joy Hewitt \| The Model of Creative Ability may be a useful tool in return-to-work programs to assess and measure motivation.	The simple way to predict RTW outcomes? Ask! Hannah Bourne \| A short survey can help predict a worker's likelihood of returning to work after treatment for injury.
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.	Locus of control and vocational rehabilitation Dr Mary Wyatt \| A sense of control over the situation improves return to work outcomes.
When to take extended sick leave. A complex decision for workers with spine-related pain Joy Hewitt \| This study identified a range of factors that influence when workers with neck and low-back (spine-related) pain take extended sick leave.	Musculoskeletal problems with anxiety / depression - double trouble. Anna Kelsey-Sugg \| People with musculoskeletal disorders and accompanying depression or anxiety have reduced levels of workforce participation. Tailored return-to-work programs that offer more intensive and continuous levels of support may help.
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.	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?
I think I can, I think I can! Julian Fernando \| Advice for health professionals about the Little Engine That Could approach to recovery

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