Claims Pages reviews WCRI's new study on psychosocial factors in physical therapy and recovery.

As they note:

A recent study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) reveals that psychosocial risk factors are playing a major role in delayed recovery for workers with knee and shoulder injuries. The research, which analyzed more than 65,000 physical therapy episodes between 2021 and 2024, found that many patients exhibit behavioral health barriers—such as fear of re-injury, poor coping skills, and symptoms of depression—that significantly reduce therapy effectiveness and slow return-to-work outcomes.

You can find the rest of their article here.

You can download WCRI's study, "Psychosocial Factors and Functional Outcomes Following Physical Therapy," from our website.