What do I do if I am injured at work?
If you are injured at work in the state of Ohio you are able to choose any doctor that you want as long as they have been certified by the state to treat workplace injuries. All of our physicians are certified by the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation. If you have been injured at work simply call and schedule your appointment; our friendly staff will help you with all of the paperwork. Your care is covered at 100% so there is no out-of- pocket expense.
What do workers compensation studies reveal?
To date there are over 60 well-documented studies that prove that chiropractic care is the safest and most effective way to treat injuries of the spine. Time after time it is a fact that the typical patient will get better in half the time if they see a chiropractor for a spinal injury instead of going with more traditional care. Below you will find case studies from around the United States.
California Study:
C. Richard Wolf, M.D. compared 500 people sent to medical doctors and 500 sent to chiropractors. The chiropractic patients returned to the job after 15.6 days, while those under medical care remained disabled 32 days.
Florida Study:
Claims from 10,000 cases showed: under standard medical care the patient was disabled for 59 days and under chiropractic care that number dropped to 39 days. Because of the shortened disability time the average cost of chiropractic care was less than half that of medical care for the same conditions.
Oregon Study:
An Oregon study revealed that under medical care 41% could return to work after one week, but under chiropractic care 82% were able to return to work after one week. Patient satisfaction was also higher in the group treated by chiropractors.
Utah Study:
A study of 3,062 back injury claims revealed chiropractic care cost a fraction of what medical care would have cost. People under medical care returned to work after 21 days, those under chiropractic care returned to work after 3 days.
J Occup Environ Med. 2007 Oct;49(10):1124-1134.
The Association Between Timing and Duration of Chiropractic Care in Work-Related
Low Back Pain and Work-Disability Outcomes.
Wasiak R, Kim J, Pransky GS.
From the Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety (Drs Wasiak and Pransky),
Center for Disability Research, Hopkinton, Massachusetts; and the Occupational
Health Program (Drs Wasiak, Kim, and Pransky), Department of Environmental
Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts.
OBJECTIVE:: 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.
METHODS:: Patients from four states who received chiropractic care for
uncomplicated OLBP were identified through WC claims. Univariate and multivariate
analyses were used, controlling for utilization of chiropractic care and other
factors. RESULTS:: Chiropractic care was initiated within 30 days after the onset
of OLBP by 89% of claimants. Of those claimants, 48% ended chiropractic care
within the first 30 days. After controlling for multiple factors, we found that
shorter chiropractic care duration was still significantly associated with a
lower likelihood of work-disability recurrence (OR = 0.39) and 8.6% shorter
work-disability duration. CONCLUSION:: Our findings did not support a benefit of
longer chiropractic care in preventing work-disability recurrence or reducing
work-disability duration in OLBP.
