If the treating physician writes an order to have an injured employee follow certain restrictions, is it always classified as a restricted injury case?
Not necessarily. For example: An employee trips while walking to the copying machine and sprains his ankle. The physician writes an order: employee must sit at least four hours a day. The employee is a computer programmer and has a sit down job requiring little work while standing. Therefore, the physician orders do not impact the employee’s normal job functions and the injury is not restricted.
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