Work Injury Management – PTP Product Guide 2022
This PTP Product Guide 2022 section aims help physical therapists provide work injury management for employees on the job.
Category: Workplace Injury Management
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This Breakthrough Tool Shows How Much Exoskeletons Reduce Back Injury Risk
The tool, called Exo-LiFFT, is an interactive calculator that will help companies looking for ways to overcome workforces struggling with musculoskeletal injuries, missed work, and accelerated retirement among skilled laborers.
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Study Cites Improved Outcomes for Work-Related Concussions
Ascellus announces the publication of a study demonstrating the positive effects of its neurocognitive screening evaluation (NCSE) and brief therapy model in realizing improved recovery and return-to-work outcomes for work-related concussions.
WorkWell Unveils New Branding and Affirms Workplace Safety Commitment
WorkWell debuts its new new brand identity and website reflecting its industry leadership in workplace safety and its innovative and resilient spirit.
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Want to Ensure Fewer Workdays Missed? Treat According to Guidelines
People with lower back pain injury miss 11 more days of work in a year when they only receive treatments for lower back pain that are not recommended by medical guidelines compared to people treated according to guidelines. The findings were published recently in PLOS ONE.
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WorkWell and ABIM Aim to Help Build Trust in Healthcare
WorkWell has been chosen as a collaborator on the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation’s Building Trust initiative, the company announces.
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Warehouse Workers’ Delight: An Exoskeleton to Prevent Back Injuries
Worn by workers like a backpack, the Paexo Back is designed to transfer weight from the spine to the legs to help prevent back injuries.
Read MoreProduct Guide 2021: Work Injury Management
Physical therapists are among those on the front lines who can help determine strategies to keep workers on the job and maintain workplace safety. The services noted here in the 2021 Product Guide could help them do so.
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Hinge Health and Carrum Health Unveil Integrated MSK Solution for Employers
Hinge Health and Carrum Health announce a partnership and unveil a fully integrated, end-to-end digital musculoskeletal (MSK) solution designed for employers.
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Paradigm Partners with Shirley Ryan AbilityLab to Help Achieve Better Workers’ Comp Outcomes
Paradigm announces the launch of a value-based relationship with Shirley Ryan AbilityLab to deliver better outcomes and greater predictability in patient recoveries.
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Not Just an Office Worker’s Condition
Workers in construction and other manufacturing jobs are more susceptible for developing carpal tunnel syndrome than those who work in office jobs, researchers at Henry Ford Health System suggest.
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Big Brother is Watching Industrial Rehab
Virginia Halling, PT, offers a perspective on work rehabilitation moving forward from the COVID-19 pandemic in this feature for the February/March 2021 issue of Physical Therapy Products magazine.
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CVC Capital Acquires Majority Ownership of MedRisk to Accelerate Growth
CVC Capital Partners announces that its CVC Fund VII has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority interest in MedRisk, a provider of managed physical medicine services for the workers’ compensation industry in the US.
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MedRisk Predicts the Industry Trends in 2021
MedRisk, a provider of physical rehabilitation in workers’ compensation, has published its 2021 Outlook. The industry trends report prepares payors for managing the effect COVID-19 has had on musculoskeletal claims, recaps pertinent 2020 legislative/regulatory actions, and highlights recent research, the company notes in a media release.
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“Becoming Old” From One Day to the Next: Hip Fracture Patients
Young people with hip fracture, responding to a survey, suggest a lack of rehabilitation programs specific to their individual needs and programs focused on helping them get back to work.
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MedRisk VP to Discuss COVID-19’s Effects on Telerehab in CompTalk
MedRisk’s Vice President of Clinical Services and Provider Relations Brian Peers, DPT, MBA, will discuss the transition from in-clinic treatment to telerehabilitation for injured workers, and its lessons, during “Telerehab During a Time of Crisis,” a fast-paced CompTalk.
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PeerWell and Coventry Telemedicine Partnership Offers Continuity of Care to Injured Workers
PeerWell, a remote musculoskeletal recovery platform for injured workers, announces a new partnership with insurer Coventry Healthcare (recently acquired by Mitchell | Genex), to offer custom care solutions to injured workers facing musculoskeletal surgery.
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MedRisk Appoints Danielle Lisenbey President
Danielle Lisenbey is joining MedRisk, a provider of managed physical rehabilitation in workers’ compensation, as President on November 2, the King of Prussia, Pa-based company announces.
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