Occupational Medicine & Workers Compensation Injuries
Ohio Sports & Spine Institute (OSSI) is a trusted workers compensation clinic treating workplace injuries and illnesses throughout Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Our occupational medicine physicians and workers’ compensation doctors focus on the health, safety, and performance of the worker – providing evidence-based, cost-effective treatment for work-related injuries and illnesses so employees can return to the job safely and quickly.
With locations in Boardman, Howland, and East Liverpool, our team gives local employers and employees a workers compensation clinic backed by on-site physicians and physical therapy staff at every office.
What Is Occupational Medicine?
Occupational medicine is a medical specialty focused on preventing and treating work-related injuries and illnesses while helping employees maintain their health, safety, and job performance. An occupational medicine physician evaluates how a worker’s condition affects their ability to perform job duties, coordinates treatment with employers and insurers, and develops a plan for a safe, timely return to work. Because occupational medicine sits at the intersection of clinical care and workplace requirements, it typically involves more direct communication with employers than a standard medical visit, something our team handles for every case we manage.
Here to Help You Get Back to Full Strength
Our Occupational Medicine & Workers' Compensation Services
OSSI provides a full range of occupational medical services to local employers and their employees, including:
Employee physicals and pre-placement examinations
DOT examinations
Peer-to-peer file review services
Disability examinations and independent medical examinations (IMEs)
Drug-testing programs
Focused medical examinations based on individual job requirements
Functional capacity evaluations (FCEs)
Individualized work reconditioning programs
Medical and injury risk-reduction consulting
On-site injury prevention services
Every plan is built around accurate diagnosis followed by evidence-based medical care and active, functional rehabilitation, delivered by our physical therapy staff working alongside on-site physicians at all three locations. Employers get occupational medicine services tailored to their industry and workforce; employees get a clear, medically sound path back to full duty.
Workers' Compensation Doctors You Can Trust
Our workers compensation doctors have developed a specialty referral network that allows them to remain the primary treating physician (physician of record) for each patient. That continuity reduces unnecessary treatment, avoids duplicated testing, and keeps costs down for both the employee and the employer.
Behind every worker comp doctor at Ohio Sports & Spine Institute is a billing team well-versed in the forms and requirements of workers’ compensation across Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Our staff regularly works with managed care organizations and attorneys to complete work-related and disability paperwork accurately and on time, so claims move forward instead of stalling on administrative delays.
We accept new and existing work injury claims, and we offer same-day appointments for acute work injuries.
What to Expect at Your Visit
Getting started is straightforward. Review our how to prepare for your visit page, download and complete your patient forms ahead of time, and check our accepted insurance page for coverage details. Many patients are also treated through our physical medicine and rehabilitation and physical therapy programs as part of a coordinated recovery plan.
Workers Compensation Clinics in the Mahoning Valley
Ohio Sports & Spine Institute operates as one of the area’s most established workers compensation clinics near me searches turn up, with three convenient locations:
Boardman Office
Address:
1265 Boardman-CanfieId Road
Boardman, OH 44512
Phone: (330) 758-9400
Hours:
Monday-Thursday:
8:00am – 7:00pm
Friday 8:00am – 6:00pm
Saturday: 8:00am – 12:00pm
Howland Office
Address:
8720 East Market Street Suite 10
Warren, OH 44484
Phone: (330) 469-2519
Hours:
Monday & Wednesday: 8:00am-6:00pm
Tuesday: 8:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday: 8:00am – 2:00pm
East Liverpool Office
Address:
16844 St. Clair Avenue.
East Liverpool, OH 43920
Phone: (330) 386-6500
Hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday:
8:00am – 6:00pm
Wednesday: 10:00am – 4:00pm
Friday 8:00am – 2:00pm
Each office is staffed with on-site physicians and physical therapy teams, so injured workers don’t have to travel between facilities for evaluation and treatment.
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