3 Ways Managed Physical Medicine Supports Cost-Effective Neck Injury Treatment
How can MedRisk services help streamline treatment for neck injury patients?
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Neck Pain Treatment: Empowering the Injured Worker
What are the unique challenges faced by neck injury patients, and how can self-management strategies help them in the recovery process?
Neck Pain and the Injured Worker: Causes, Diagnoses, and Treatment
How did the first guidelines for physical therapy in workers’ comp come to be, and how have they evolved over the years? Dr. Phil McClure discusses the core responsibilities of MedRisk’s International Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB).
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How Managed PT Facilitates Timely Treatment for Injured Workers
A closer look at how MedRisk technologies and workflows help ensure delayed processes don’t lead to delayed recoveries.
COVID-19 & Workers’ Comp: Rise in Physical Therapy Expected as Surgeries Resume
As companies establish a “new normal” for their operations, will injured worker treatment also get back on track?
Why Physical Therapy Is Critical to Musculoskeletal Pain Management: COVID-19 and Beyond
Chronic pain is not a new problem in the United States. It is one of the most common reasons for seeking medical care and has been linked to anxiety and depression, poor health and reduced quality of life and, as seen in the news, a dependence on opioid prescriptions.
Facilitating Successful Return to Work with Telerehabilitation
How has MedRisk’s telerehab program increased access and engagement for injured workers? Director of Clinical Services Brian Peers, DPT, shares.
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Bridging the Gap Between Psychosocial Factors and PT Treatment
Research has shown that fear, anxiety and other psychosocial factors can be barriers to recovery in injured workers. How should PTs go about factoring these concerns into their treatment plans? MedRisk Advisory Board member Chris J. Main, PhD, weighs in.
3 Ways Physical Therapy Consultation Benefits the Injured Worker
Chief Clinical and Product Officer Mary O’Donoghue shares why a consultation with an on-staff physical therapist prior to treatment is a critical component of MedRisk’s Platinum Grade Program for Managed Physical Medicine.
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New Musculoskeletal Treatment Recommendations Echo MedRisk Program
A 2019 systemic review of high-quality clinical practice guidelines has yielded a set of 11 key recommendations for best-practice musculoskeletal treatment – all of which have been historically supported by the MedRisk Platinum Grade Program for Physical Medicine.