When biomedical assessment meets psychosocial reality

How repeated assessments delay recovery in workers' compensation

How the process of assessment — not just the number — shapes outcomes in workers' compensation.

This series is published in partnership with It Pays to Care, articles by Tanya Cambey and Dr Mary Wyatt

This article is the first of two on spinal imaging. Here we focus on the evidence that routine scans often cause harm without improving recovery. The companion Part 2 article explores why this...

Part 1 examined the evidence linking unnecessary imaging to prolonged disability. This article explores how report language drives these outcomes and how imaging cascades intersect with medication...