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What You Should Know About Therapy for Injured Workers

Posted on October 15, 2020

Workers’ Compensation Medical Treatment is special. Unlike Traditional Medicine, Industrial Medical Treatment has unique goals. Treatment for industrial injuries is of statutory construct. In other words, the Government has made special rules and regulations with respect to Injured Workers’ treatment. California Workers’ Compensation Law, pursuant to Labor Code Section 4600(a), has the overall goal of industrial medical treatment to provide what is “reasonably required to cure or relieve the injured worker from the effects of the worker’s injury, ” This goal is further refined by statute...

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BODY ARMOR, WORK INJURIES AND LAW ENFORCEMENT: POLICE OFFICERS, SHERIFFS AND INJURIES DUE TO EQUIPMENT: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Posted on October 11, 2020

Law Enforcement Officers are required to carry various items as part of their job duties. Equipment, such as Duty Belts, have been recognized as being damaging to the lumbar spine. Due to that fact, the State of California has enacted a Back Injury Presumption for with respect to Law Enforcement Officers who wear duty belts. Besides Duty Belts, there is other Law Enforcement equipment that has become implicated as to causing physical injury. One of these items is Body Armor. Body Armor has become popular for Law Enforcement to wear to protect them. Body Armor, however, can be physically restrictive....

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CAR WASH WORKERS AND WORKERS’ COMPENSATION: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Posted on October 9, 2020

Car Wash Workers have many unique issues with respect to workers’ compensation. Car Wash Workers perform varied tasks which place them at risk for injury. Car Wash Workers are exposed to chemicals and liquids which may place them at risk for injury. This article will discuss Car Wash Workers and the job tasks that place them at risk for industrial injury. What Makes Car Wash Workers at Risk for Injury? “The car wash industry, however, has salient features that predispose to important occupational health risks, namely, the use of hazardous chemicals (ie, hydrofluoric acid), the requirement...

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Wong-Baker Pain Scale & Workers’ Compensation

Posted on October 4, 2020

Updated: February 14, 2025 Frequently Injured Workers, when attending workers’ compensation evaluations and treatment are asked to fill out a lot of questions and forms.   One of these forms that they may have to fill out is the Wong-Baker FACES® Pain Rating Scale. These Scales can impact an Injured Worker’s industrial claim. This article will discuss the Wong-Baker FACES® Pain Rating Scale, how It is used in a Workers’ Compensation claim, and how it can impact an Injured Worker’s claim. What is the Wong-Baker FACES® Pain Rating Scale? The Wong-Baker Pain Rating Scale is...

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