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The “Six W’s” of Functional Baseline Testing
Functional Baseline Testing February 11, 2016The “Six W’s” of Functional Baseline Testing Functional Baseline Testing is a method by which Physical and Occupational Therapists may address functional activities with workers’ compensation patients. This testing and treatment process will enable the therapist to provide an alternative to Work Hardening Therapy, a program increasingly fraught with reimbursement issues requiring expensive equipment andContinue reading
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The therapist said, “I didn’t know there was so much legal stuff involved with Industrial Rehab. I don’t think I want to do it….” This was a statement made by a FCE course attendee in 2011. While a seasoned Industrial Rehab (IR) OT or PT practitioner may view this position as overcautious, conservative, or naïve,Continue reading
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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 Causationâ€, is a medical/legal process in which a set of elementsContinue reading