AOHC Encore 2024-228 Headache in the Workplace: Work-related Causes, Comparative Multi-payor Impact, Work Productivity Impact, Employer-Based Interventions, and Occupational Medicine Management

228 Headache in the Workplace: Work-related Causes, Comparative Multi-payor Impact, Work Productivity Impact, Employer-Based Interventions, and Occupational Medicine Management

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Video Summary

The video transcript discusses the impact of headaches and migraines in the workplace, highlighting their prevalence, disability, and underdiagnosis and undertreatment. The transcript covers the importance of addressing workplace factors that contribute to headaches, such as environmental controls, ergonomics, and stress management. Various interventions are suggested, including workplace education programs, management strategies, and preventive treatments. The importance of creating a supportive and understanding work environment to reduce stigma and improve productivity for employees with headaches is emphasized. Additionally, the transcript mentions the management of tension-type headaches and the complexity of treating headaches post-head injury or concussion. Overall, the focus is on raising awareness, improving diagnosis and treatment, and enhancing workplace accommodations to better support employees with headaches and migraines.

Keywords

headaches

migraines

workplace impact

disability

underdiagnosis

undertreatment

environmental controls

ergonomics

stress management