Work-Related Injury & Illness

Chiropractic and occupatioinal health publications and research

Fulton-Kehoe D, Gluck J, Wu R, Turner J, Mootz RD, Wickizer TM, Franklin GM. Administrative measures of work disability: What do they tell us? J Occup Environ Med 2007; 49(6):651-658.

Wickizer TM, Franklin G, Fulton-Kehoe D, Mootz R, Smith-Weller T, Plaeger-Brockway R, Drylie D. "Design and Implementation of Workers' Compensation Quality Improvement in Washington State," in Research Colloquium on Workers' Compensation Medical Benefit and Delivery and Return to Work, RAND Inc., Santa Monica, April 2006.

Wickizer TM, Franklin G, Mootz RD, Turner JA, Fulton-Kehoe D, Plaeger-Brockway R, Drylie D, Smith-Weller T. A communitywide intervention to improve outcomes and reduce disability among injured workers in Washington State. Milbank Q. 2004;82(3):547-67.

Wickizer TM, Franklin G, Fulton-Kehoe D, Turner JA, Mootz RD, Smith-Weller T. Patient satisfaction, treatment experience, and disability outcomes in a population-based cohort of injured workers in Washington State: Implications for quality improvement. Health Services Res 2004; 39(4):727-748.

Wickizer TM, Franklin G, Fulton-Kehoe, D, Turner J, Mootz R, Smith-Weller T. Use of Attorneys and Appeal Filing in the Washington State Workers' compensation Program: Does Patient Satisfaction Matter? J Occup Environ Med 2004;46(4):331-339.

Mootz RD, Pratt W. Overview of the United States Federal Workers Compensation system. Top Clin Chiropr 2002;9(4):22-24.

Halterman-Cox M, Mootz RD. Cost issues for chiropractic in the care of injured worker populations. Top Clin Chiropr 2002;9(4):60-72.

Wickizer TM, Franklin G, Plaeger-Brockway R, Mootz RD, Drylie D. Improving the Quality of Occupational Health Care in Washington State: New Approaches to Designing Community-Based Health Care Systems. J Ambul Care Manageme 2002, 25(2):43-52.

Mootz RD, Franklin GM, Wickizer TM. Innovations in workers' compensation: a Washington State perspective. Sullivan T, Franks J. (eds) London: Taylor Frances (due 2002)

Mootz RD, Franklin GM, Stoner WH. Strategies for preventing chronic disability in injured workers. Top Clin Chiropr 1999;6(2):13-25.

Meeker WC, Menke M, Waldorf T, Mootz RD: Factors related to occupational low back injuries. J Neuromusculoskel Sys 1997; 5(2):59-65.

Mootz RD: Management of the acute low back pain patient. In White AH, Anderson RA (eds): The Conservative Care of Low Back Pain, Williams & Wilkins, 1991.

Cook RD, Mootz RD: Determining appropriateness of exercise and rehabilitation for chiropractic patients. Top Clin Chiropr 1994; 1(1):32-41.

Mootz RD, Waldorf VT: Chiropractic care parameters for common industrial low back conditions. Chiropr Technique 1993; 5(3):119-125.