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 for...
Strumenti pratici e orientamenti sui disturbi muscoloscheletrici
Per consentire un’agevole valutazione e gestione dei rischi di DMS nei luoghi di lavoro, la nostra banca dati di facile utilizzo contiene vari strumenti pratici e materiali orientativi sviluppati a livello dell’UE e nazionale.
Le risorse includono studi campione e materiali visivi e riguardano svariati settori, tipi di pericolo e misure di prevenzione. Alcune sono rivolte in modo specifico a determinati soggetti interessati, ad esempio datori di lavoro, lavoratori o dirigenti, mentre altre alla gestione dei DMS tra gruppi specifici di lavoratori. Le risorse possono essere filtrate per una di queste categorie o altre ancora, così non avrai problemi a trovare esattamente ciò che cerchi.
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Arthritic joints can't tolerate as much stress as healthy joints. Pushing, pulling or twisting motions can be painful. Joint protection is a proven strategy to help you manage rheumatoid arthritis pain and perform daily activities more easily. The Mayo Clinic provides on its website joint protection...
Individuals with arthritis are faced with numerous barriers, which prevents them from retaining their employment. Social support at work is important to individuals’ health, wellbeing and employee retention. The RheumaPreis is awarded for good practice based on partnership to support workers living...
Rheuma-online Germany is an online portal for people suffering from rheumatism. The portal provides information about clinical pictures of rheumatism as well as important contacts, addresses to medical doctors and support groups. You can find news, a chat function, a possibility to exchange of...
Participating in the working life is important, not only because of financial reasons. Participating in working life is good for your self-confidence. It provides the opportunity to meet people and at the same time to forget your illness. Bechterew’s disease, also known as ankylosing spondylitis (AS...
Living with rheumatoid arthritis can often be a very lonely and frightening experience. But when we come together for encouragement and support, we realize that we’re not alone. In this podcast, we talk about the ups and downs, and the laughter and tears that come from living with chronic illness...
What characterizes an ergonomically designed machine? What aspects must be considered during design? Where can I find relevant information? This webportal provides examples of good practices. The compiled good-practice examples of ergonomically designed machines is intended to assist in raising...