Claims Management

Are standard guidelines enough to address the unique needs of each injured worker?

While many rely on knee arthroscopy to cure pains, it has been associated with short-lived and sometimes inconsequential benefit but additional harms.

Could patients benefit from bridging the gap between radiology and physical medicine? MedRisk’s Matthew Walsworth, MD, PT, weighs in.

Workers in the manufacturing industry have the highest incidence rate of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) out of any other industry.

Many states currently restrict the ability of patients to see a physical therapist as their first point of care. What are the risks—and what are the benefits—to PT as direct point of access?

Advanced imaging is a popular – and expensive – first course of action for patients with lower back pain – but does it always pay off?

Smart application of the telehealth trend can provide clear benefits to physical therapists and patients, but there are still some significant challenges to widespread adoption.

Psychosocial factors play a deeper role in injury rehabilitation than originally suspected, and innovative therapies are seeing surprising success.

As more Americans postpone retirement, employers are taking steps to optimize working conditions for their employees.

Claims professionals have long known that some injured workers don’t recover, and not because their injuries are catastrophic or intrinsically unrecoverable.