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Musculoskeletal disorders are an extremely common short-term but recurring health problem that, in a small number of cases, generates major societal costs and affects the productivity of companies. Recent evidence has shown that the causes of disability are not only related to the patient’s characteristics, but also originate from the worker’s environment : the workplace, the compensation system, and even the healthcare delivery system. A review of studies on interventions that had a positive effect on returning to work supports, on the one hand, the use of the natural workplace as a context for retraining, and on the other, the need for the involvement of the different partners in the process. This article describes the structure of an intervention program based on the most recent scientific evidence. The implementation of this program requires major changes in the roles of the stakeholders but seems promising over the long term for avoiding prolonged disability in workers. |
