This publication has been developed by WorkCover NSW to provide advice about important principles and activities which, when implemented, reduce the risk that a worker with a soft tissue injury will suffer long term disability and work loss.

Overview: Improving outcomes: Integrated, active management of workers with soft tissue injury
       Publication No. 5364 (PDF Format 517 Kb)

Advice Sheet 1 - Information for workers

This information sheet answers common questions that workers may ask when they have a work related soft tissue injury.

  Advice Sheet 1: Information for workers
Publication No. 5365 (PDF Format 284 Kb)

Advice Sheet 2 - Acute intervention

This advice sheet describes important principles and activities specific to acute intervention during management of workers with soft tissue injury.

  Advice Sheet 2: Acute intervention
Publication No. 5366 (PDF Format 486 Kb)

Advice Sheet 3 - Review and transition process

This advice sheet describes important principles and activities specific to the review and transition process during management of workers with soft tissue injury.

  Advice Sheet 3: Review and transition process
Publication No. 5367 (PDF Format 484 Kb)

Advice Sheet 4 - Secondary intervention

This advice sheet describes important principles and activities specific to secondary intervention during management of workers with soft tissue injury.

  Advice Sheet 4: Secondary intevention
Publication No. 5368 (PDF Format 475 Kb)

Advice Sheet 5 - Treatment using work related activity

This information sheet provides more detail about work related activity as treatment during secondary intervention for some workers with soft tissue injury.

Advice Sheet 5: Treatment using work related activity
Publication No. 5369 (PDF Format 295 Kb)

Orebro musculoskeletal pain questionnaire (OMPQ)

This questionnaire is the preferred formal screening tool to assist in identifying workers at risk of long term disability and work loss.

  Orebro musculoskeletal pain questionnaire (OMPQ)
Publication No. 5537 (PDF Format 147 Kb)

FACTORWEB

This formal screening tool assists in identifying workers at risk of long term disability and work loss.

  FACTORWEB
Publication No. 5523 (PDF Format 204 Kb)

Soft Tissue Injury Management A2 Poster: Key principles and Decision making tool

  Soft Tissue Injury Management Poster
Publication No. 5553 (PDF Format 423 Kb)

Frequently Asked Questions - Improving Outcomes: integrated, active management of workers with soft tissue management

  Frequently Asked Questions - Improving Outcomes: integrated, active management of workers with soft tissue management
      Publication No. 5612 (PDF Format  154 Kb)

Quick Reference Guide - Soft tissue injury management

This document provides a Quick Reference Guide to the Workcover publication Improving Outcomes: integrated, active management of workers with soft tissue injury. It provides a summary of advice about important principles and activities that reduce the risk of long term disability and work loss in workers with soft tissue injury.

  Quick Reference Guide - Soft tissue injury management
Publication No.5718 (PDF format - 348Kb)

Improving Return to Work Outcomes in the Red Meat Industry

Improving Return To Work outcomes in the red meat industry - A study funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) and the Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC). 

  Improving Return to Work Outcomes in the Red Meat Industry
 Publication No. 5613 (PDF Format 165 Kb)