Written by Alex Brickey OTR/L Occupational therapy establishes a client-centered treatment approach during the initial evaluation for patients to return to work safely. It was a normal Friday at work and your supervisor asked you to go get a box of copy paper to place on the shelf in the printing room to be ready […]
Symptom Magnification: How To Disarm And Engage
With a goal of return to work, all barriers to rehabilitation should be identified including symptom magnification. By Jaime Sigurdsson, CEAS, Director Of Worker’s Compensation, CORA Physical Therapy When an injured worker presents to a medical professional with symptoms that don’t match their diagnosis, or seem “exaggerated”, what is the expected plan of care? How […]
