[Actions of the Fund for Occupational Diseases, in terms of rehabilitation of work-related low-back pain].
The Fund for Occupational Diseases proposes a "rehabilitation programme for patients with work related low-back pain". The purpose of the programme is to accelerate by intensive physical training and a full recoverage of cognitive needs the return to work as well as preventing back pain becoming chronic. The programme is free for the patients and in addition supports measures being taken to reduce lower back related problems linked to work. Set up 4 years ago, the programme has become more and more in demand by workers.
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Fonds des Maladies Professionnelles, Bruxelles. olivier.poot@fmp-fbz.fgov.be
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D001530:Belgium; D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000191:economics* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000191:economics* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011336:Probability; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000191:economics*