work comp Archives - Athletico Better for every body. Thu, 07 Aug 2025 13:07:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 Protecting the Aging Construction Workforce https://www.athletico.com/2017/08/24/protecting-aging-construction-workforce/ https://www.athletico.com/2017/08/24/protecting-aging-construction-workforce/#respond Thu, 24 Aug 2017 14:34:44 +0000 http://www.athletico.com/?p=38804 Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) cost business in the United States more than $20 billion a year1, but many of these injuries...

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]]> https://www.athletico.com/2017/08/24/protecting-aging-construction-workforce/feed/ 0 4 Tips for Preventing Workplace Injuries https://www.athletico.com/2016/10/31/4-tips-preventing-workplace-injuries/ https://www.athletico.com/2016/10/31/4-tips-preventing-workplace-injuries/#respond Mon, 31 Oct 2016 15:00:09 +0000 http://www.athletico.com/?p=33011 The leading cause of workplace injury in the United States is overexertion involving outside sources,according to research from the 2016...

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]]> https://www.athletico.com/2016/10/31/4-tips-preventing-workplace-injuries/feed/ 0 Work Conditioning: How to Succeed https://www.athletico.com/2016/10/17/work-conditioning-how-to-succeed/ https://www.athletico.com/2016/10/17/work-conditioning-how-to-succeed/#respond Mon, 17 Oct 2016 14:33:14 +0000 http://www.athletico.com/?p=32801 It is normal for questions to arise when an injured employee receives a prescription that orders work conditioning. Not only...

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]]> https://www.athletico.com/2016/10/17/work-conditioning-how-to-succeed/feed/ 0 6 Things to Know Before Completing an FCE https://www.athletico.com/2016/09/13/6-things-to-know-before-completing-fce/ https://www.athletico.com/2016/09/13/6-things-to-know-before-completing-fce/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2016 14:44:36 +0000 http://www.athletico.com/?p=32138 If you have filed a workers’ compensation claim, you may be asked to participate in a functional capacity evaluation (FCE)...

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]]> https://www.athletico.com/2016/09/13/6-things-to-know-before-completing-fce/feed/ 20 Occupational Therapy and the Treatment of Work Related Injuries https://www.athletico.com/2016/05/13/occupational-therapy-treatment-work-related-injuries/ https://www.athletico.com/2016/05/13/occupational-therapy-treatment-work-related-injuries/#comments Fri, 13 May 2016 16:17:50 +0000 http://www.athletico.com/?p=28904 Occupational therapists treat a wide range of work related injuries in the clinic, both traumatic injuries and cumulative trauma disorders....

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]]> https://www.athletico.com/2016/05/13/occupational-therapy-treatment-work-related-injuries/feed/ 2 What is Work Comp? https://www.athletico.com/2015/05/07/what-is-work-comp/ https://www.athletico.com/2015/05/07/what-is-work-comp/#respond Thu, 07 May 2015 21:15:05 +0000 http://www.athletico.com/?p=19492 A common question I receive in my travels as an Work Comp therapist is “What is Work Comp and who needs it?”...

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