Dr Joanne Crawford on links between musculoskeletal & psychosocial risks Hi Peter
With regard to the injuries occurring, tennis elbow and golfer's elbow are most often related to twisting motions around the elbow joint (not giving medical advice here as not a physician). Firstly, are the individuals aware of the reporting process and are they happy to use it. Informing the workforce that for example, most of us will get mechanical back pain at some point in our lives. Secondly, is there a way to change the work to reduce the risk of the risks, work through the hierarchy of control and perhaps an administrative solution as in task rotation may work, as long as they are doing something with different muscle groups. Its about seeing how the work is carried out, identifying the risks and working with employees to develop workable solutions