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Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders affecting CSP members

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CSP reference: CSP / MSD
Year published: 2005
Member price: £10.00
Non-member price: £12.50
Author: Warren Glover

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Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are one of the most common causes of severe long-term pain and physical disability and are considered one of the biggest health problems facing workers today. But how are physiotherapists and physiotherapy assistants affected by work-related MSDs?

Included in the report:

  • Injury statistics of CSP members (over 40 tables)
  • What type of injury matters most to physiotherapists
  • Career stage where most injuries occur
  • Injuries by clinical setting
  • Use of mobilisation techniques and thumb injury
  • Job risk factors CSP members implicate in their injury
  • Physiotherapists' responses to injury
  • Preventive strategies adopted to avoid reinjury
  • Case studies

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