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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...
How Physically Injured Workers Can Benefit From Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

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

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...
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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

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

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

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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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’...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...