Category: Workers’ Compensation

Rotator cuff disorders are among the most common work-related musculoskeletal disorders, particularly in occupations requiring repetitive overhead activity, forceful exertion, or heavy lifting. Workers performing frequent overhead work or heavy lifting have a 1.5- to 4-fold increased risk of developing rotator cuff disease compared with workers without these exposures. Occupations with the highest risk: Ways […]

What is Targeted Muscle Reinnervation (TMR)? An amputation is a devastating outcome following a severe limb injury both on and off the job site. Improvements in patient function and pain have made Targeted Muscle Reinnervation (TMR) the most promising technology in amputation medicine since the advent of the myoelectric prosthesis (MP). TMR is essentially the […]

Shoulder injuries are a common occurrence in the workplace. The shoulder joint is one of the most mobile joints in the body and therefore undergoes a tremendous amount of stress and force throughout the normal range of motion. Of these injuries to the shoulder, one of the most common is an injury to the rotator […]

The aging workforce encompasses those who continue careers after the age of forty. Every day in the United States, 10,000 Baby Boomers turn sixty-five. It is predicted the majority of the workforce will be over the age of forty in the next five to ten years. As the workforce ages, the need for more descriptive […]

Types of Back and Neck Pain Back and neck pain are a common problem affecting eighty percent (80%) of people at some point in their lives. Not everyone’s discomfort is the same—ranging from dull aches to sharp shooting pains—and some signs and symptoms are more troubling than others. Back and neck pain can progress to […]

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reported more than 2.6 million non-fatal workplace injuries in 2020, which are unfortunately all too common and can cause considerable difficulties for patients. In addition to the patient factors, workplace injuries result in significant loss of time, productivity, and morale for the employer, as well. The initial evaluation […]