Normative Data for Chronic Pain Measures
This is the largest and most comprehensive normative data set published to date in pain literature.
It is used to determine the characteristics of different samples for comparison with age, sex, and site-based norms.
The main body pain sites included are:
- Head/face (pp 42-44)
- Neck/Cervical Region (pp 45-47)
- Shoulders/arms (pp 48-50)
- Lower back (pp 51-53)
- Lower back & legs (pp 57-59)
- Legs (pp 54-56)
- Two or more pain sites (pp 60-62)
Access the Motor Accident Authority Report (pdf, 271.4kb) for the full dataset.
Work Injury Screening & Early Intervention (WISE)
The WISE study evaluated the implementation of an early risk screening and psychosocial management intervention instituted for employees with acute soft tissue injuries within a large hospital network in Australia.
The protocol demonstrated great value for the employer (the NSW State Health Department) with savings to date that have amounted to 22 % for the high-risk intervention group over the similar control group, and mean lost work days of 30 vs 64, respectively, over the year following injury.
The intervention is now being implemented as standard practice for all public hospitals in that state. In addition, planning is underway to change the guidelines covering the early management of injured workers generally across the state.