Predicting Back Pain Treatment Outcomes Among Workers' Compensation Patients: Important Information for Clinical Neuropsychologists

Low back pain is an increasingly prevalent and costly issue in the United States. It is a particularly relevant problem for Workers' Compensation patients, who typically experience worse surgical and functional outcomes than their non-compensated counterparts. Neuropsychologists often provide i...

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Published in:Clinical neuropsychologist 2013-01, Vol.27 (1), p.49-59
Main Authors: Wheeler, Anthony J., Smith, Amie L., Gundy, Jessica M., Sautter, Todd, DeBerard, M. Scott
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Assessment
Back pain
Back surgery
Biopsychosocial model
Disability Evaluation
Humans
Low Back Pain - economics
Low Back Pain - psychology
Low Back Pain - therapy
Models, Theoretical
Prediction
Treatment Outcome
United States
Workers' Compensation
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Summary:Low back pain is an increasingly prevalent and costly issue in the United States. It is a particularly relevant problem for Workers' Compensation patients, who typically experience worse surgical and functional outcomes than their non-compensated counterparts. Neuropsychologists often provide intervention and assessment services to compensated patients with back pain, and thus it is critical they possess a basic understanding of the factors that might predispose an injured worker to poor spine surgery outcomes. This paper will review the current literature regarding presurgical biopsychosocial factors which have been implicated in poor back surgery outcomes among injured workers. We provide some tentative guidelines for neuropsychologists to utilize in providing services to injured workers with back pain.
ISSN:1385-4046
1744-4144
DOI:10.1080/13854046.2012.750686