December 9, 2006
Pain induced awakening
It was a very busy day. I looked at my appointment list, and was surprised to see Ben (not his real name), a 27 year-old fit young man, truck driver, was fitted into seeing me-”pain” attached beside his name.
I saw him a few times for the last few weeks and a few days ago cleared him from workcover for soft tissue injury to his left arm and a sprained neck, after he rolled his truck. He was very grateful as I gave him 2 weeks off for rehabilitation with the help of competent physiotherapist to manage his injury.
I am usually very quick to respond when dealing with acute pain. I jumped the queue, and called his name.
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December 1, 2006
Common sleep complaints among shiftworkers
A universal complaint among shiftworkers are difficulties in initiating and maintaining sleep. This leads to related fatigue and mood problems, especially when sleep and work are mismatched to the normal schedule of sleep and activity.
Symptoms include:
1) Insomnia during the major sleep period, or
2) excessive sleepiness during the major waking period (when working nightshift or frequently changing shiftwork).
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