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Occupational Injury Patterns of U.S. Workers With Physical or Mental Disabilities
Posted on 30 Jan 2015 by Roger Rabb

Roger Rabb, J.D., Special Correspondent for the LexisNexis Workers’ Compensation eNewsletter Past studies have shown that workers with disabilities in the U.S. are more likely to sustain an occupational injury than workers without disabilities... Read More

Tags: strenuous movements , Sprains , strains , overexertion , physical disability , occupational injury , activity limitations , mental disability , falls

Research on Risks, Effectiveness of Long-Term Opioid Pain Therapy Given a Failing Grade
Posted on 4 Mar 2015 by Roger Rabb

Roger Rabb, J.D., Special Correspondent for the LexisNexis Workers’ Compensation eNewsletter As physicians continue to prescribe opioids such as Vicodin, OxyContin, and codeine to help patients with chronic pain, there is a growing concern that... Read More

Tags: overdoses , opioid , OxyContin , placebo , codeine , addiction , prescription drug monitoring program , endocrinological harms , long-term opioid therapy , opioid abuse , nonopioid therapy , Chronic pain , dose initiation , quality of life , motor vehicle accidents , Vicodin , risk mitigation strategies , urine drug screening , dose titration , dose escalation , fractures , cardiovascular events , patient education , falls

National and State-by-State Workers' Comp News Roundup Powered by Larson's (1/28/2013)
Posted on 28 Jan 2013 by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Newsroom Staff

Sign up here for our free workers' compensation enewsletters (National or California Edition) to receive weekly news items. Be sure to select the enewsletter of your choice. NATIONAL NEWS: IAIABC Posts 50 State Medical Marijuana Survey . ... Read More

Tags: football injuries , construction workers , fatal falls , traumatic brain injury , medical marijuana , NFL , falls