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 Case study
Spojené království
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
This case study looks at the crucial role that early diagnosis and intervention played in helping her to remain in work.
Type Guides & Tools
EU
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
This article concerns early intervention where work is compromised by or aggravates a musculoskeletal problem. The sooner a musculoskeletal problem is managed, the less likely it is that it will lead to long-term work loss.
Type Visual resources
EU
LanguageEnglish
ProviderNapo consortium
These resources are to enable organisations to use Napo films to raise awareness about health and safety topics (including MSDs) within groups of their own staff and supply chains. The resources will enable organisations to deliver advice on health and safety topics, and will help generate...
Type Case study
International
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
This case study looks at how a successful return-to-work plan was agreed and implemented. Simple measures such as maintaining contact with the worker during her sick leave and enabling her to return gradually made a big difference.
Type Guides & Tools
EU
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
This article covers any problem that affects muscles, bones or joints and impacts on a person’s ability to work. It may be caused or aggravated by work and then is often called a ‘work-related musculoskeletal disorder (work-related MSD)’.