Impairment and disability rating in low back pain
Katz, R.T.; Rondinelli, R.D.
Occupational Medicine 13(1): 213-230
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 0885-114X PMID: 9477420 Document Number: 492039
This "how-to" guide for the examination of impairment and disability resulting from low back pain examines Workers' Compensation, Social Security, The Americans with Disabilities Act, and the American Medical Association's Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment. The medicolegal interface is addressed, and specific recommendations are made to assist the physician involved in an independent medical evaluation.