Every now and then, particularly in my career, the past seems to catch-up with me – unsurprisingly. Often, in the form of an OH Colleague who generously gets in touch regarding work they would like to send over to Sun Rehabilitation. However, this time, it was from my previous life in Professional Sport. It is [...]
Anyone who attended The Health & Well-being Show at the NEC recently could not help to have been struck by the number of stands and number of speakers promoting well-being at work. There were lots of stands with similar looking bells and whistles that churned out a myriad of data about the health of the [...]
On 23rd February 2018, The Telegraph online ran the story below. It is extracted from a recently published article in Ergonomics Journal which is a quality publication, with the research done at the highly respected Curtin University in Australia. I recommend you read it, and would also value your comments as to the ladies working [...]
Did you know, 70% of your Sedentary Behaviour takes place at the Office? Over the past five years, an increased amount of evidence has been published on the links between sedentary living, including time at work, and the leading causes of morbidity and mortality. In 2015, this evidence encouraged The Public Health England and Active [...]
I decided I needed a change after several months of coming home complaining about my day at work. In my previous job I felt unvalued with no opportunity to develop my skills as a practitioner. The workload was draining due to NHS waiting list demands and the constraints of 20-minute appointments. My colleague described it [...]
I’m often asked by customers and by our professional colleagues in occupational health whether a physiotherapist who is trained in good musculoskeletal skills is qualified to work in the occupational health environment? The answer is yes any Chartered Physiotherapist as able to do occupational health work, if you are only looking for a treatment or [...]
I have been a fan of Dragon voice recognition for many years and having just installed Dragon 15 onto my PC I have to ask why is anyone bothering to type anymore? When we will stop hanging on to the notion that voice recognition software is inaccurate and does not work with accents or in [...]
Best practice guidelines have for many years now advised against routine MRI scanning for non-specific back pain as it is not an accurate diagnostic tool. Clinicians though regularly have requests from patients concerned that their back pain is not improving and that they wish to have an MRI to diagnose their condition. There is a [...]
I have read recently 2 articles written by upstanding professional people stating that standing to work is less healthy than sitting and therefore the concept of sit stand working is wrong. One therefore is lead to conclude that the whole industry of standing desks and active working is flawed and should shut up shop and [...]
In recent years, I have been thankful to witness an increased awareness by employers and their return to work plan, for those who have returned after a protracted illness. It may feel rare for your business to have an employee absent for more than 14-days however, a successful return to work plan, should this occur, [...]
