News tagged with work disability


Neck injuries linked to high costs for patients and spouses

Patients with neck injuries incur increased health and social costs—which also affect their spouses and may begin years before the initial injury, reports a study in the March 1 issue of Spine.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Early predictors of occupational back reinjury identified

(HealthDay)—About 25 percent of workers with back injury report reinjury after returning to work, with risk factors including male sex, previous similar injury, and having health insurance, according to ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Low back pain outcomes not improved by early imaging

(HealthDay) -- For workers with low back pain, early magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is not associated with better health outcomes at one year, according to a study published in the Aug. 15 issue of Spine.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Aug 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study examines injuries to US workers with disabilities

A new study conducted by researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital and The Ohio State University compared medically attended noncccupational and occupational ...

Health created Aug 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Voice disorder productivity losses comparable to chronic diseases

Patients with voice problems have nearly as many days of short-term disability claim and work productivity losses as those with chronic conditions like asthma, heart disease and depression, according to new findings from ...

Health created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

First contact: Early intervention key in diagnosis and treatment of serious mental illness

Early symptoms of major mental illness can be subtle personality changes. Therefore, initial warning signs can often be missed, or even ignored due to conventional wisdom that suggests it's better to wait for true behavioral ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers aim to improve lives of military families with special needs

Raising a child with a mental or a physical disability is tough work for any parent. But just imagine the added stresses for a parent on active duty in the U.S. armed forces: Possible deployments to war zones, base reassignments ...

Health created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scleroderma study identifies roadblocks to employment

Systemic scleroderma has slowed Tracy Zinn but it has not stopped her from working. Thanks in part to determination and an accommodating employer, Zinn is now in her 13th year as an account executive for a ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 12, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast