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When a step becomes a stumble — How missed psychosocial opportunities affect injury recovery

Lauren Finestone

A case study of a worker's plantar fasciitis reveals how addressing the full spectrum of an injury's impact — physical, psychological and social — creates the conditions for successful RTW.

The moment everything changed for Jasmine seemed almost trivial. After months of increasing discomfort from standing during her shifts at a small rural boutique, she finally reported her heel pain to her manager and reluctantly lodged a workers' compensation claim.  This decision, which should have been the first step toward recovery, instead became the beginning of a challenging journey that highlights how psychosocial barriers can derail ...

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Published 03 June, 2025 | Updated 03 June, 2025