In Worker's compensation cases, the Occupational Medicine team can document the extent of injury, capabilities and attitude, as well as provide graduated therapy and conditioning so that the employee can safely return to his/her former potential, resulting in a rapid return to the work force. This can lessen the impact of the medical and legal expenses for the employer involved in worker's compensation.

Occupational Medicine

• Providing faster return to work.
• Reducing the risk of re-injury by establishing safe work limits.
• Furnishing data regarding job modifications.
• Providing complete health screening programs and executive physical examinations
• Providing access to care during extended hours.

Benefits the patient/employee by:

• Teaching safe work limits.
• Teaching proper material handling techniques.
• Verifying the injury.
• Providing a resource for injury treatment.
• Providing more convenient access to care.

Benefits the physician by:

• Relieving much of the guesswork from the return-to-work prescription
• Helping evaluate symptom magnification (malingering).
• Helping return the injured worker to work sooner.
• Establishing a safe return-to-work level.

Benefits the compensation carrier by:

• Validating the injury.
• Indicating symptom magnification.
• Documenting data for the establishment of a settlement.
• Reducing compensation costs by an earlier return to work and reduced re-injury.