chronic pain – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 22 Nov 2024 22:16:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Plan members’ financial strain a call to action for plan sponsors: 2024 BCHS report launch https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/plan-members-financial-strain-a-call-to-action-for-plan-sponsors-2024-bchs-report-launch/ Mon, 23 Sep 2024 13:00:30 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=160368 Canadian health benefits plan members are increasingly feeling financially strained, according to the 2024 Benefits Canada Healthcare Survey — a finding that experts say should be a call to action to employers to include more financial wellness supports in benefits plans. Personal finances has remained plan members’ top stressor for the past two years, with […]

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]]> How employers can support ergonomics, reduce chronic pain amid return to office https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/how-employers-can-support-ergonomics-reduce-chronic-pain-amid-return-to-office/ Tue, 17 Oct 2023 13:00:31 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=145399 Employers can support ergonomics by maintaining a proper workstation, providing education and offering proper paramedical coverage, says Dr. Crystal Draper, senior manager of professional practice at the Canadian Chiropractic Association. “[Ergonomic support] is important so employers can help to maintain overall health and wellness of their workforce. We know chronic pain — and any type […]

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]]> 34% of plan members used virtual health-care services in the last year: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/34-of-plan-members-used-virtual-health-care-services-in-the-last-year-survey/ Thu, 21 Sep 2023 13:00:28 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=143656 A third (34 per cent) of benefits plan members say they’ve received health-care services virtually by phone or computer over the past year, down from 41 per cent in 2022 and 43 per cent in 2021, according to the 2023 Benefits Canada Healthcare Survey. It found members recovering from a major injury (68 per cent) were […]

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]]> 54% of benefits plan members currently live with at least one chronic condition: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/54-of-benefits-plan-members-currently-live-with-at-least-one-chronic-condition-survey/ Tue, 19 Sep 2023 13:00:35 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=143610 More than half (54 per cent) of Canadian benefits plan members currently live with at least one diagnosed chronic health condition, according to the 2023 Benefits Canada Healthcare Survey. It found the top current diagnoses were a mental-health condition such as depression or anxiety (18 per cent), high cholesterol (12 per cent), arthritis (12 per […]

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]]> 2022 Mental Health Summit: How health-care employers are supporting employees’ mental health post-pandemic https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/2022-mental-health-summit-how-health-care-employers-are-supporting-employees-mental-health-post-pandemic/ Fri, 09 Dec 2022 12:59:03 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=130508 Working on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic day in and day out, health-care workers experienced significant mental-health challenges over the past two and a half years — and while the most acute phases of the pandemic may have passed, the sector is preparing for the psychological fallout. Employers in the sector have responded proactively […]

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]]> Almost half of benefits plan members reporting good overall health in the past year: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/almost-half-of-benefits-plan-members-reporting-good-overall-health-in-the-past-year-survey/ Fri, 23 Sep 2022 13:00:02 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=127293 Nearly half (47 per cent) of Canadian benefits plan members say their health was generally excellent or very good in the past year, up from 43 per cent in 2021, according to the 2022 Benefits Canada Healthcare Survey. While just 10 per cent of plan members reported being in poor health, down from 13 per cent […]

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]]> 2022 BPS coverage: How employers can combat the rise in musculoskeletal conditions https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/2022-bps-coverage-how-employers-can-combat-the-rise-in-musculoskeletal-conditions/ Fri, 17 Jun 2022 12:46:05 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=122782 Employees are experiencing more pain than ever before, with nearly half of the workforce diagnosed with some form of chronic pain lasting more than three months, according to Dr. Ayla Azad, chief experience officer at the Canadian Chiropractic Association, during a session at Benefits Canada‘s 2022 Benefits & Pension Summit on June 1. Citing several different […]

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