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While strengthening and endurance exercises have been shown to benefit workers with back pain, there has been a lack of medical literature addressing other areas of the body. Now, a new study published in the May 21, 2003, issue of JAMA indicates they may also benefit individuals with neck pain.
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The Work Limitations Questionnaire asks respondents to rate their level of difficulty (or, on one scale, their level of ability) to perform 25 specific job demands.
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Vision mission statement; strengths; opportunities (external); life cycle/mission strategy for products and services; compile a budget; other factors
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The technological magic that has become so popular in movies such as The Matrix Reloaded has found a home in occupational health, paving the way for vastly improved equipment for protecting workers.
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An ongoing study by the DFW (Dallas-Fort Worth) Business Group on Health is dramatically illustrating the true costs of presenteeism having employees at work but performing below their optimal level.
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No matter what stage you are in with your occupational health program, you will regularly face the challenge of setting priorities. Occupational health experts say the needs of your employees, the corporate culture, and management goals and objectives help set the initial parameters for your program. After that, its a matter of determining which programs can accomplish the greatest amount of good, which can save the most money, and which can create the most value.
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At Davis Memorial Hospital, case managers work 10-hour shifts, four days a week, often choosing their own days off.
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Comply with these stroke evaluation time targets recommended by the Bethesda, MD-based National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke.