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Outcomes in work-related upper extremity and low back injuries: results of a retrospective studyG Pransky
Center for Disability Research, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Hopkinton, MA 01701, USA
Am J Ind Med 37:400-9. 2000..This study was intended to provide information on a sample of workers representing a range of jobs and employers typical of the workers compensation system...
Disability prevention and communication among workers, physicians, employers, and insurers--current models and opportunities for improvementGlenn Pransky
Center for Disability Research, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, Hopkinton, MA 01748, USA
Disabil Rehabil 26:625-34. 2004..To review prevailing models of disability management and prevention with respect to communication, and to suggest alternative approaches...
Performance decrements resulting from illness in the workplace: the effect of headachesG S Pransky
Liberty Mutual Research Institute, Hopkinton, Massachusetts and Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 01748, USA
J Occup Environ Med 47:34-40. 2005..Future studies on illness episodes and work performance should measure informal accommodations that may enable employees to compensate for episodic illnesses...
Outcomes in work-related injuries: a comparison of older and younger workersGlenn S Pransky
Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety and Health, Center for Disability Research, Hopkinton, Massachusetts 01748, USA
Am J Ind Med 47:104-12. 2005..There is little detailed research on age-related differences in work outcomes after an occupational injury...
Early retirement due to occupational injury: who is at risk?Glenn S Pransky
Liberty Mutual Research Center for Safety and Health, Center for Disability Research, Hopkinton, Massachusetts 01748, USA
Am J Ind Med 47:285-95. 2005..Although linked to poor worker health, the roles of workplace factors and occupational injury have not been well-defined...
Improving return to work researchGlenn Pransky
Center for Disability Research, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, 71 Frankland Road, Hopkinton, MA 01748, USA
J Occup Rehabil 15:453-7. 2005..Despite considerable multidisciplinary research on return to work (RTW), there has been only modest progress in implementation of study results, and little change in overall rates of work disability in developed countries...
Length of disability prognosis in acute occupational low back pain: development and testing of a practical approachGlenn S Pransky
Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, Center for Disability Research, Hopkinton, MA 01748, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 31:690-7. 2006..Retrospective cohort study...
Development and validation of competencies for return to work coordinatorsGlenn Pransky
Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, Center for Disability Research, Hopkinton, MA, USA
J Occup Rehabil 20:41-8. 2010..Return to work (RTW) coordinators are a key element in programs that facilitate RTW of injured or ill workers, yet little research documents the competencies required for success in this role...
Contemporary low back pain research - and implications for practiceGlenn Pransky
Center for Disability Research, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, 71 Frankland Rd, Hopkinton, MA 01748, USA
Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 24:291-8. 2010..In this article, we review new perspectives and research studies that show promise, and suggest alternatives to current clinical and research paradigms...
Are we making progress?: the tenth international forum for primary care research on low back painGlenn Pransky
Center for Disability Research, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, Hopkinton, MA 01748, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 36:1608-14. 2011..Synthesis and analysis of presentation and discussion highlights, with a focus on emerging trends and promising new directions in primary care research on low back pain (LBP)...
Practical aspects of functional capacity evaluationsGlenn S Pransky
Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, Center for Disability Research, Hopkinton, Massachusetts, USA
J Occup Rehabil 14:217-29. 2004..More research, especially studies linking FCE results to occupational outcomes, is needed to better define the appropriate role for these evaluations in clinical and administrative settings...
Work disability prevention research: current and future prospectsG S Pransky
Center for Disability Research, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, 71 Frankland Roadd, Hopkinton, MA 01748, USA
J Occup Rehabil 21:287-92. 2011....
Performance and quality measurement in occupational health services: current status and agenda for further researchG Pransky
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01655, USA
Am J Ind Med 40:295-306. 2001..However, scientific knowledge resulting from the application of QI in general health care can provide a useful framework for the development of measures in OHS...
Work-related outcomes in occupational low back pain: a multidimensional analysisGlenn Pransky
Department of Family Medicine University of Massachusetts Medical School, Boston, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 27:864-70. 2002..This pilot study explored a broad range of work-related outcomes for occupational low back injuries...
Stress and work-related upper extremity disorders: implications for prevention and managementGlenn Pransky
Liberty Mutual Research Center, Hopkinton, Massachusetts 01748, USA
Am J Ind Med 41:443-55. 2002....
Occupational upper extremity conditions: a detailed analysis of work-related outcomesGlenn Pransky
Liberty Mutual Center for Disability Research, Liberty Mutual Research Center, 71 Frankland Road, Hopkinton, Massachusetts 01748, USA
J Occup Rehabil 12:131-8. 2002..The importance of secondary prevention was highlighted. There is a need for focus on gradual-onset injuries, as well as those acute-onset injuries with risk for recurrence...
Occupational risks and injuries in non-agricultural immigrant Latino workersGlenn Pransky
Liberty Mutual Center for Disability Research, 71 Frankland Road, Hopkinton, Massachusetts 01701, USA
Am J Ind Med 42:117-23. 2002..To investigate occupational health in urban immigrant Latino workers, using a community-based method...
Services provided following compensable work-related tetraplegiaA E Young
Liberty Mutual Center for Disability Research, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, Hopkinton, MA USA
Spinal Cord 42:248-60. 2004..In addition, results suggest broader coverage by workers' compensation for medical services and items related to independent living...
Rehospitalization following compensable work-related tetraplegiaA Young
Liberty Mutual Center for Disability Research, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, Hopkinton, MA 01748, USA
Spinal Cord 44:374-82. 2006..SPONSORSHIP: The research was supported, in part, by a grant from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research National Model SCI Systems (Grant no. H133N00024)...
Employer attitudes, training, and return-to-work outcomes: a pilot studyG Pransky
Liberty Mutual Center for Disability Research, and University of Massachusetts Medical School, Hopkinton, Massachusetts, 01701, USA
Assist Technol 13:131-8. 2001..However, rehabilitation professionals may be able to improve disability management practices and accommodations through employer education, especially when training is directed toward front-line supervisors...
Work-related tetraplegia: cause of injury and annual medical costsB Webster
Liberty Mutual Center for Disability Research, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, Hopkinton, MA, USA
Spinal Cord 42:240-7. 2004..SPONSORSHIP: Supported, in part, by a grant from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDDR) (Grant # H133N00024)...
Improving the physician role in evaluating work ability and managing disability: a survey of primary care practitionersG Pransky
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA
Disabil Rehabil 24:867-74. 2002..This study was conducted to identify challenges and opportunities for improvement in this area from a physician perspective...
Early prognosis for low back disability: intervention strategies for health care providersW S Shaw
Liberty Mutual Center for Disability Research, 71 Frankland Road, Hopkinton, MA 01748, USA
Disabil Rehabil 23:815-28. 2001..The purpose of this study was to synthesize findings from available studies of prognostic factors for OLBP disability in a clinically-relevant framework...
Injuries at work in the US adult population: contributions to the total injury burdenGordon S Smith
Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, Hopkinton, MA 01748, USA gordon
Am J Public Health 95:1213-9. 2005..We estimated the contribution of nonfatal work-related injuries on the injury burden among working-age adults (aged 18-64 years) in the United States...
Outcomes of workers' compensation claimants with low back pain undergoing intradiscal electrothermal therapyBarbara S Webster
Liberty Mutual Center for Disability Research, Hopkinton, MA 01748, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 29:435-41. 2004..Case series...
The impact of workers' compensation on outcomes of surgical and nonoperative therapy for patients with a lumbar disc herniation: SPORTSteven J Atlas
General Medicine Division, Medical Services, MA General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 35:89-97. 2010..Prospective randomized and observational cohorts...
Who's in charge? Challenges in evaluating quality of primary care treatment for low back painRadoslaw Wasiak
Center for Disability Research, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, Hopkinton, MA 01748, USA
J Eval Clin Pract 14:961-8. 2008..This study was conducted to provide insights about actual patterns of provider involvement in LBP care and implications for quality evaluation...
The association between timing and duration of chiropractic care in work-related low back pain and work-disability outcomesRadoslaw Wasiak
Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, Center for Disability Research, Hopkinton, MA 01748, USA
J Occup Environ Med 49:1124-34. 2007..To examine the timing and duration of chiropractic care in occupational low back pain (OLBP) and their association with work-disability duration and recurrent disability using workers' compensation (WC) claims data...
Point of viewRadoslaw Wasiak
Center for Disability Research, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, Hopkinton, MA 01748, USA
Spine 31:1858-9. 2006
Methodological challenges in studying recurrence of low back painRadoslaw Wasiak
Liberty Mutual Center for Disability Research, 71 Frankland Road, Hopkinton, Massachusetts 01748, USA
J Occup Rehabil 13:21-31. 2003..The use of alternative definitions is also likely to impact analyses of risk factors contributing to LBP recurrence and direct and indirect costs associated with treating LBP...
Factors affecting the organizational responses of employers to workers with injuriesYueng Hsiang Huang
Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, Hopkinton, MA 01748, USA
Work 26:75-84. 2006....
What is different about workers' compensation patients? Socioeconomic predictors of baseline disability status among patients with lumbar radiculopathySteven J Atlas
General Medicine Division, Medical Services, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 32:2019-26. 2007..Combined analysis of 2 prospective clinical studies...
