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Michael Coupland, RPsych, announced his upcoming departure from Ascellus effective April 30, 2021. He is the founder and network medical...
The Ascellus Group, Integrated Medical Case Solutions, a pioneer in evidence-based behavioral health evaluation and treatment, is pleased to announce...
The Ascellus Group, Integrated Medical Case Solutions, a pioneer in evidence-based behavioral health evaluation and treatment, is pleased to announce...
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder leaves a person feeling unsafe and out of control. He has faced an unexpected event and his...
Traumatic events shake up the brain. The goal of treating first responders and other injured workers who’ve experienced a horrific...
An injured worker — we’ll call her ‘Janice’ — is tapering off her long-term opioid use and calls to cancel...
A law on the books less than a year could provide much needed help in the wake of the latest...
Early identification of injured workers at-risk for delayed recoveries saves an average $37,908 per claim. Combining those results with cognitive...
Injured workers who’ve undergone surgery run the risk of developing chronic pain. Researchers say up to 70 percent of patients...
Should workers’ compensation provide mental health benefits to first responders who witness traumatic events such as the parkland, FL school...
We know that about 10 percent of workers’ compensation claims consume at least 80 percent of medical and indemnity resources,...
Chronic pain often breeds a variety of comorbidities; depression, anxiety and insomnia among the main ones. The research is not...
A small but extremely impairing condition we see among injured workers is migraine headaches. As anyone who has had a...
She was a high-powered, highly respected workers’ compensation executive when she suddenly found herself unable to speak a complete sentence....
A small but extremely impairing condition we see among injured workers is migraine headaches. As anyone who has had a...
A recent study on opioid prescriptions in this country is extremely troubling. It showed that more than half the opioids...
The national opioid epidemic has prompted regulators, government agencies and, of course, the workers’ compensation industry to implement actions designed...
Movement, distraction, and meditation provide some of the best relief from chronic pain. Combined with brief, goal oriented cognitive behavioral...
Understanding how the brain functions with pain Ever wonder why someone with an injury on one side of his body...
Two of the most effective strategies to deal with chronic pain help injured workers in chronic pain who have biopsychosocial...
Imagine taking a ‘pain’ medication that may actually intensify the person’s suffering. Add to that frequent side effects such as...
The expression, ‘take a chill pill’ might be good advice for injured workers with chronic pain. Instead of reaching for...
You’ve probably heard of athletes being ‘in the zone;’ having a profound sense of heightened awareness in which they are...
As clinicians, we are always seeking new and better healthcare delivery methods. One of the most promising is telehealth....
Our thoughts and prayers go out to those suffering in the aftermath of the two devastating hurricanes, Harvey and Irma....
While some ‘minor’ workers’ compensation claims deteriorate into long term, expensive ordeals, there are also claims involving catastrophic injuries where...
Workers’ compensation payers could save so much money through early identification and referral of patients at risk of delayed recoveries....
Question: What was the most prescribed medication in Ohio last December? Answer: Gabapentin. Have you seen a rise in Gabapentin...