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Maximise your health with Wellness

Wellness - It is a term that we hear a lot about, but what does that actually mean, apart from being a trend word? Interestingly, economists have widely forecast it to become the next trillion-dollar industry, but that still doesn’t really help us understand the meaning of these new trends.

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Don’t get caught in the system

Getting injured at either work or home isn’t something that we plan for, but is very important that we take an active role in our recovery.

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Chronic Pain in the Workplace: a psychological approach

Dr Graham explains that pain is, “an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage.” The brain is a pain output, according to Lorimer Moseley, Professor of Clinical Neurosciences and Chair in Physiotherapy at the University of South Australia.

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Don’t let a bully jeopardise your return to work

Returning to work after an illness or injury can be trying. Depending upon how long you were out of the workplace, you may have difficulty catching up with everything that’s happened while you were gone.

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Supervisors who react with support can help injured workers return to the job

When people get injured and take time off work to recover, the way their supervisors react to the injury can make a difference in how likely it is that they will successfully return to work.

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And now what?

We started Return to Work Matters 10 years ago, with the aim of fostering constructive approaches to managing people who've experienced a work injury.

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Will workers’ comp scandals overshadow pervasive human costs?

The recent Four Corners1 expose on workers' compensation highlighted the costs of poor case management practices in Victoria and NSW.

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