Getting Past “I Don’t Know”: Learn the Active Listening Technique
The second topic in our webinar blog series is Getting Past “I Don’t Know”: The Active Listening Technique. Led by...
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The Acoustics of Assertiveness: Learn the Broken Record Technique
Ascellus recently finished a webinar series, Rebound from COVID: 6 Influence Skills, which consisted of six 30-minute sessions with our...
Knowledge is Power When It Comes to Opioid Use
The use of opioids across our nation has risen to epidemic proportions, and regulators, government agencies and, of course, the...
The Science Behind Identification of Psychosocial Risk Factors
We know that early intervention is critical to preventing delayed recoveries. One of the challenges has been to identify injured...
The Medicine Cabinet in Your Brain
Emotions are powerful. They not only make a difference in how we feel and behave but they directly impact our...
How Opioids Can Kill Injured Workers
Imagine taking a “pain” medication that may actually intensify the suffering. Add to that frequent side effects, such as respiratory...
Stakeholders Increasingly Look to Psychosocial Risk Factors in WC Claims
Fear is a scary thing, especially among injured workers. Those who say they are afraid/scared/worried/anxious at the beginning of a...
POSTPONED | APRIL 13 – 16 exhibiting at Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit
Integrated Medical Case Solutions (Ascellus Group), the leading provider of work-related trauma prevention and treatment with a proven track record...
MARCH 5 – 6 and MARCH 26 – 27 attending DWC
Integrated Medical Case Solutions (Ascellus Group), the leading provider of work-related trauma prevention and treatment with a proven track record...
MARCH 5 – 6 attending WCRI 2020
Integrated Medical Case Solutions (Ascellus Group), the leading provider of work-related trauma prevention and treatment with a proven track record...
Employers Can Take Action to Reduce Pain, Improve Productivity
Chronic pain is more prevalent than many people think. The latest government figures say more than 15 percent of currently...
Mind-Body Connection Key to Preventing Delayed Recoveries
Your body is more than just a vehicle for carrying your head around. Modern research shows the mind and body...
Technology, Telehealth Services Mean Faster CBT and Quicker RTWs
Technology has truly revolutionized the way medical care is delivered to injured workers. We can now reach them in a...
A Day in the Life of a Tapering Opioid User: The Hijacked Brain
There’s an experiment I like to do with audiences when I am presenting on the use/misuse of opioids for chronic...
Take A Cold Shower: The PTSD Survival Guide
Experiencing a trauma can leave a person with all sorts of confusing, even debilitating reactions. Flashbacks to the event may...
##!%$# Curse Much? Could Just Be Your Brain in Pain
What do you usually do when you stub your toe hard or hit your thumb with a hammer instead of...
Alternatives to Long-Term Opioids Needed Following Surgery, Research Shows
The longer a post-surgical patient is on opioids, the greater the chances of misuse. New research out of Harvard shows...
Early CBT Intervention Changes Lives, Saves Money for WC Payers
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) uses a holistic approach to help people with delayed recoveries. It is short-term, goal-oriented, and has...
Consider Trauma-Related Psychosocial Risks at Halloween Celebrations
It’s Halloween – a day that can be a great opportunity for team building and comradery at an organization. Many...
Woe is Me! A Day in the Life of a Tapering Opioid User
Woe is Me! A Day in the Life of a Tapering Opioid User Sometimes things have to get worse before...
Time to Face the Music: The PTSD Survival Guide
Time to Face the Music: The PTSD Survival Guide After experiencing a traumatic event, a person often uses avoidance behavior...
Focus, Focus, Focus: The dangers of multitasking and how CBT can help
Question: Can humans actually multitask? Answer: It’s very rare that an individual can actually perform two or more tasks at...
Add this to CBT! Emotional awareness and expression therapy (EAET) technique
An interesting case decided in New York recently spotlighted fibromyalgia, and whether a traumatic event could have triggered a recurrence...
Riding the Mood Rollercoaster: A day in the life of a tapering opioid user
Tapering off long term opioid use is difficult for nearly everyone. There can be a variety of symptoms, none of...
Back in Action: The PTSD Return to Work Guide
The ultimate goal of PTSD (posttraumatic stress disorder) therapy is to get the person back at work and functioning normally....
Shots Fired! Police Officers and PTSD in Florida
Following the horrific tragedies at Orlando’s Pulse Nightclub and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Florida legislature approved legislation to provide...
Hyperalgesia—A Blessing in Disguise for Opioid Users
Hyperalgesia—A Blessing in Disguise for Opioid Users We know the danger of long-term, unnecessary opioid use: Respiratory depression Drowsiness Lethargy...
Why Delayed Recoveries are Driving Up Costs and What You Can Do About Them
On average, workers’ compensation payers are spending more money per claim, despite the drop in frequency for most of the...
Meditation: Don’t Overthink It
If you’re looking to destress, increase your focus, improve your sleep and raise your awareness, meditation is the way to...
Stress is Contagious: Stop “Strezazzled” People from Encroaching on Your Brain
If you ever feel that being around a particular person causes you physical angst, you may be on to something....
They Get by with a Little Help from Their Friends: First Responders and PTSD Part 2
They Get by with a Little Help from Their Friends: First Responders and PTSD Part 2 Peer support is one...
They Get by With a Little Help from Their Friends: First Responders and PTSD Part 1
They Get by With a Little Help from Their Friends: First Responders and PTSD Part 1 Social isolation is one...
Mind-Body Treatments Touted as Superior to Usual Care for Chronic Low Back Pain
Mind-Body Treatments Touted as Superior to Usual Care for Chronic Low Back Pain Engaging the minds as well as the bodies...
CBT Can Prevent Post-Surgical Chronic Pain
CBT Can Prevent Post-Surgical Chronic Pain Injured workers who’ve undergone surgery run the risk of developing chronic pain. Researchers say...
CBT and Smartphones: Study Shows Power of CBT on Brain Changes
CBT and Smartphones: Study Shows Power of CBT on Brain Changes There is a little known addiction that could...
Test Your Mental Health Knowledge
Test Your Mental Health Knowledge Are you in a mental state? Confused? Good news; we are here to help! Workers’...
The Science of Mind-Body Therapies
The Science of Mind-Body Therapies The latest research reveals what may be the most successful treatment for depression: a...
Study Indicates Prescribers Ignore Risk Factors for Delayed Recoveries
Study Indicates Prescribers Ignore Risk Factors for Delayed Recoveries “In 2015, more than a third of the U.S. adult...
CBT Techniques Can Change the Brain to Move Past Trauma and Chronic Pain
CBT Techniques Can Change the Brain to Move Past Trauma and Chronic Pain Whoever said ‘you can’t teach an...
Destroy PTSD Before It Destroys Our First Responders
Destroy PTSD Before It Destroys Our First Responders Firefighters and Police Officers are more likely to die by suicide...
The Best Opioid is No Opioid
The Best Opioid is No Opioid There’s a new opioid law on the books that you may not even...
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Gains Cred with Top Pain Docs
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Gains Cred with Top Pain Docs “Integrating CBT in chronic pain management treatment plans is...
See Mirror Therapy on TV
See Mirror Therapy on TV Imagine this television medical show plot:Woman goes to the ER with a bad itch...
Deep Breathing Can Reduce Fear and Lessen Chronic Pain
Deep Breathing Can Reduce Fear and Lessen Chronic Pain The more you fear pain, the more you feel pain....
How Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Works
How Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Works Often patients (and providers) don’t understand and sometimes don’t believe that learning and practicing a...
Treat Psychosocial Factors without Buying an Unwarranted Psych Claim
Treat Psychosocial Factors without Buying an Unwarranted Psych Claim Cognitive behavioral therapy is NOT the same as psychotherapy. It...
Technology like telemedicine and telepsychology help get injured workers back to function better and faster
Technology like telemedicine and telepsychology help get injured workers back to function better and faster Providing the proper treatment...
How to Shut the Gate to Stop Chronic Pain
How to Shut the Gate to Stop Chronic Pain You might call it mind over matter, or, mind over...
Close the Pain Gate to Shut Off Chronic Pain
Close the Pain Gate to Shut Off Chronic Pain Chronic pain is annoying. Unlike acute pain, which alerts us...
How to interpret Florida PTSD Law SB-376
How to interpret Florida PTSD Law SB-376 Florida PTSD Law Kicks into High Gear Credit is due to...
Tragedy in Florida Leads to Increased Benefits for First Responders with PTSD
Tragedy in Florida Leads to Increased Benefits for First Responders with PTSD Police and firefighters who experience traumatic events...
PTSD Prevention Techniques for First Responders
PTSD Prevention Techniques for First Responders New research shows that preventive strategies can go a long way in preempting...
How to Reduce and Avoid PTSD Among First Responders
How to Reduce and Avoid PTSD Among First Responders In the treatment of PTSD, Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has...
Florida First Responders Bank on New PTSD Law
Florida First Responders Bank on New PTSD Law First responders such as police officers and paramedics witness traumatic events with...
Early Identification and Intervention for At-risk Injured Workers
Early Identification and Intervention for At-risk Injured Workers. Early identification and intervention for at-risk injured workers can save employers a...
Learning to Play Well with Others: The PTSD Survival Guide
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder leaves a person feeling unsafe and out of control. He has faced an unexpected event and his...
When Up is Down and Right is Left: The PTSD Survival Guide
Traumatic events shake up the brain. The goal of treating first responders and other injured workers who’ve experienced a horrific...
The Flu or Not the Flu? A Day in the Life of a Tapering Opioid User
An injured worker — we’ll call her ‘Janice’ — is tapering off her long-term opioid use and calls to cancel...
Texas First Responders in Latest School Shooting Have Access to PTSD Coverage
A law on the books less than a year could provide much needed help in the wake of the latest...
See you at RIMS
Early identification of injured workers at-risk for delayed recoveries saves an average $37,908 per claim. Combining those results with cognitive...
CBT Can Prevent Post-Surgical Chronic Pain
Injured workers who’ve undergone surgery run the risk of developing chronic pain. Researchers say up to 70 percent of patients...
Horror in Florida School Reignites Debate on PTSD and Workers’ Compensation
Should workers’ compensation provide mental health benefits to first responders who witness traumatic events such as the parkland, FL school...
Significant Results of Early Intervention CBT Success Study to be Presented at RIMS
We know that about 10 percent of workers’ compensation claims consume at least 80 percent of medical and indemnity resources,...
How and Why CBT Relieves Chronic Pain – Part II
Chronic pain often breeds a variety of comorbidities; depression, anxiety and insomnia among the main ones. The research is not...
CBT Provides Relief for Injury-related Migraines
A small but extremely impairing condition we see among injured workers is migraine headaches. As anyone who has had a...
‘Kelly’s’ Story: True Life Account of an Injured Worker’s Recovery
She was a high-powered, highly respected workers’ compensation executive when she suddenly found herself unable to speak a complete sentence....
CBT Provides Relief for Injury-related Migraines
A small but extremely impairing condition we see among injured workers is migraine headaches. As anyone who has had a...
Psychosocial Issues + Opioids = Poor Outcomes
A recent study on opioid prescriptions in this country is extremely troubling. It showed that more than half the opioids...
Knowledge is Power When It Comes to Opioid Use
The national opioid epidemic has prompted regulators, government agencies and, of course, the workers’ compensation industry to implement actions designed...
Natural Remedies, Short-term CBT Produce Better Outcomes, Lower Costs than Opioids
Movement, distraction, and meditation provide some of the best relief from chronic pain. Combined with brief, goal oriented cognitive behavioral...
Good Brain, Bad Brain and Pain
Understanding how the brain functions with pain Ever wonder why someone with an injury on one side of his body...
Integrated CBT-PT Program Offers Unique Treatment for Injured Workers
Two of the most effective strategies to deal with chronic pain help injured workers in chronic pain who have biopsychosocial...
How Opioids Can Kill Injured Workers
Imagine taking a ‘pain’ medication that may actually intensify the person’s suffering. Add to that frequent side effects such as...
The Medicine Cabinet in Your Brain
The expression, ‘take a chill pill’ might be good advice for injured workers with chronic pain. Instead of reaching for...
Be ‘Mindful’ of Pain to Reduce It
You’ve probably heard of athletes being ‘in the zone;’ having a profound sense of heightened awareness in which they are...
CBT Gets ‘Smart’
As clinicians, we are always seeking new and better healthcare delivery methods. One of the most promising is telehealth....
Use CBT as a Hurricane De-Stressor
Our thoughts and prayers go out to those suffering in the aftermath of the two devastating hurricanes, Harvey and Irma....
Education Can Mitigate the Experience of Pain
While some ‘minor’ workers’ compensation claims deteriorate into long term, expensive ordeals, there are also claims involving catastrophic injuries where...
Early ID, Intervention Accelerates Recovery
Workers’ compensation payers could save so much money through early identification and referral of patients at risk of delayed recoveries....
Gabby: the ‘New’ Drug of Abuse?
Question: What was the most prescribed medication in Ohio last December? Answer: Gabapentin. Have you seen a rise in Gabapentin...
