An Industrial Therapy Physical Therapist sent this question: “I have had a number of recent clients from a local electronics/medical facility. I am quite sure that the assembly line work environment is responsible for these patients, as they are coming under worker’s comp referrals, but I want to try and speak directly to the company. IsContinue reading

THE USE OF ERGONOMIC ANALYSIS IN MEDICAL CAUSATION CASES: AN AIDE TO SUPPORT OR DEBUNK CLAIMS OF COMPENSABILITY FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS By Vic Zuccarello, OTR/L, C.E.A.S. II, ABDA What is Medical Causation? “Causation” refers to an act that produces an effect. In forensics, “Medical Causation”, is a medical/legal process in which a set of elementsContinue reading

FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY EVALUATIONS AND RETURN TO WORK: The Indergard v. Georgia Pacific Case By Vic Zuccarello, OTR/L, C.E.A.S. II, ABDA – BIO-ERGONOMICS, INC. And James M. Paul, Esq. – Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C Functional Capacity Evaluations in their modern form have existed since the 1980’s. According to the American Physical Therapy AssociationContinue reading