Bloodborne Viruses (BBVs) and Occupational Exposure
Many organisms are potentially transmissible in the occupational setting via percutaneous (sharp) or mucocutaneous (mucous membrane/broken skin) routes. Definition - Healthcare worker and EPPs Information and guidance for the occupational setting ... [... more]
Health Protection Agency |
Physiotherapy and occupational therapy
Physiotherapists and occupational therapists should be part of the team caring for you if you have arthritis. The two professions often work closely together to help people become independent. They can help prevent deformities in children and ... [... more]
BBC |
Asthma at work
Most cases of occupational asthma are caused by an allergy where the person develops antibodies to a substance after breathing it in over some months or a few years. Less commonly it is caused by a single high concentration exposure to an ... [... more]
Male Health |
Occupational hazard
Fatigue as a concept is extremely hard to define, since everybody has their own idea of what being tired means. Everybody is tired once in a while - the most common reason is, of course, lack of sleep. Fatigue can also be caused by a wide range ... [... more]
Net Doctor |
Linda Hartley
This comprehensive guide introduces Body-Mind Centering, the internationally recognized field pioneered by dancer and occupational therapist Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen. Devoting thirty-five years to a systematic investigation of the relations ... [... more]
Random House |
Craig Williamson
Here's an innovative and practical approach to eliminating chronic muscle pain, written by a popular occupational therapist with over twenty-five years of experience freeing people from the discomfort of tendonitis, lower back pain, and neck and ... [... more]
Random House |
Repetitive strain injury
RSI (or occupational overuse syndrome, work-related upper limb injury or isometric contraction myopathy) is caused by repeated overuse and injury to the muscles of the hands, wrists, arms or shoulders. Symptoms of RSI may take months, even years, ... [... more]
BBC |
The road to recovery
There's a whole range of people who can help as you recover from your stroke. Physiotherapist Occupational therapist Speech and language therapist Physiotherapy can help with problems of posture and mobility, such as walking, sitting and lying ... [... more]
BBC |
Compensation
We explain the causes and symptoms of the most common of the occupational lung diseases. Silicosis is an occupational lung disease that develops over time when dust that contains silica is inhaled into the lungs. Other examples of occupational ... [... more]
BBC |
Occupational Hazards Spinner 2009 Wall Calendar
 Occupational Hazards Spinner Wall Calendar: A witty look at life in the work place where anything can happen, especially if you let the spinner decide your fate. A creative addition to the wall calendar places the perfect tension-breaker right at your [... more]
Calendar Club CA |
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