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An estimated 313 million workplace accidents resulting in injury occur worldwide
every year. Therefore, the burden of workplace injury and disability is present
at the individual and the societal level and involves several stakeholders. There
has been a shift in paradigm from workplace disability and injury treatment to
workplace disability prevention. Occupational therapy practitioners are well
positioned to address this multifaceted societal issue. Opening communication
lines among stakeholders allows for a more holistic, collaborative, and
comprehensive approach to disability, injury, and pain management. The positive
results researchers have found at the individual level when using a holistic
approach translate to benefits for all of the stakeholders involved. Occupational
therapy practitioners may espouse a work disability prevention approach to reduce
work disability rates and provide timely return-to-work outcomes for clients. The
transition to the preventative model requires collaboration among stakeholders
but would be beneficial to all stakeholders involved in the workplace.
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