Prevention of Work Disability Due to Musculoskeletal Disorders: The Challenge of Implementing Evidence

• Published in: Journal of occupational rehabilitation Vol. 15; no. 4; pp. 507 - 524
• Main Authors: Loisel, Patrick, Buchbinder, Rachelle, Hazard, Rowland, Keller, Robert, Scheel, Inger, van Tulder, Maurits, Webster, Barbara
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Springer Nature B.V 01.12.2005
• Subjects: Absenteeism; Attitude to Health; Back pain; Canada; Decision making; Disability; Education; Effectiveness; Employees; Epidemiology; Evidence-Based Medicine; Health Plan Implementation; Humans; Intervention; Literature reviews; Musculoskeletal diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases - prevention & control; Musculoskeletal Diseases - rehabilitation; Occupational Diseases - prevention & control; Occupational Diseases - rehabilitation; Occupational Health Services - organization & administration; Prevention; Preventive medicine; Return to work programs; Sick Leave; Systematic review; Training; United States; Workers with disabilities; Canada; United States

The process of returning disabled workers to work presents numerous challenges. In spite of the growing evidence regarding work disability prevention, little uptake of this evidence has been observed. One reason for limited dissemination of evidence is the complexity of the problem, as it is subject...