Publication: Improving Outcomes For Work-Related Concussions
A Peer-Reviewed Article by Ascellus on Improving Outcomes for Work-Related Concussions A two-year study conducted by Ascellus team members...
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How Physically Injured Workers Can Benefit From Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
While injured workers who have suffered a serious physical injury need time to recuperate, time spent recovering physically may elicit...
Helping Injured Workers Overcome the Fear of Returning to Work
It's natural for people to feel some fear, anxiety or reluctance about returning to their jobs after being out of...
WISE Study Finds Success in Improving Delayed RTW Times and Lowering Claim Costs
Results were published for a study concluded in 2015 on an early intervention program meant to address the psychosocial issues...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
