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Study shows long-term opioid prescription may increase recovery time of lower back injuries

By Petrillo & Goldberg / July 20, 2018 / Comments Off on Study shows long-term opioid prescription may increase recovery time of lower back injuries

According to a recent study conducted by the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI), prescribing opioids for a longer period of time can significantly increase the length of temporary disability among workers who suffer work-related lower back injuries. Temporary disability is the time that workers spend outside of work recuperating from the injuries they sustained at…