Type Case study
Německo
LanguageGerman
ProviderRheumatologische Fortbildungsakademie GmbH
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic disease that may affect the lives of individual people in many ways. One of the most important outcomes may be work disability. Many people with rheumatism stop working in the first year of their illness and around 20 percent after three years. This shows a need...
Type Visual resources
Canada
LanguageEnglish
ProviderArthritis Society Canada
Pain and fatigue can affect your work, and your work can affect your joints and energy levels. Taking care of your joints can help you manage your arthritis in the workplace, wherever you work. This video provides simple stretching exercises to help keeping pain and stiffness from impacting your...
Type Guides & Tools
Spojené království
LanguageEnglish
ProviderNational Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS)
Managing Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis JIA in School is a guide for everyone who works in an educational setting with children 10 years old and above and for parents/carers who have education-related questions.
Type Guides & Tools
Německo
LanguageGerman
ProviderGerman Federal Working Group for Self-assistance of People with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses (BAG Selbsthilfe)
Children with a chronic illness in my class - how do I deal with it? Going to school is an important step to a normal every day life for children with a chronic disease. The BAG Selbsthilfe published a brochure on chronic diseases and disabilities and everyday school life. One chapter in this...
Type Case study
EU, Francie
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU-OSHA
This report includes Case 5.1: A French printing company needing to address the MSDs and absenteeism affecting its mainly female staff in its finishing workshop. They obtained help from the regional association for the improvement of working conditions (ARACT). Ergonomic solutions were put in place...
Type Guides & Tools
Německo
LanguageGerman
ProviderGerman League for Rheumatism
For many people with rheumatic diseases, everyday working life is a permanent challenge. Most employees with a rheumatic disease are able to continue in work, providing there is some allowance for their symptoms problem. Continuing in work within their abilities will not cause more damage or a...
Type Visual resources, Case study
Německo
LanguageGerman
ProviderSocial accident insurance for agriculture, forestry and horticulture - SVLFG
Ergo break is a special work-related training concept for forest workers. The compensatory exercises can be done on site in the forest without great effort or interruption of the work-flow. ergo break is tailored to the physical work of forest workers. Just a few minutes for health promotion brings...
